New penalty imposed by the competition authority on two companies for practices aimed at imposing resale price levels on wine distributors

Sagemcom Broadband SAS was represented by the CASALONGA team, composed of Marianne Gabriel and Pascaline Vincent, attorneys-at-law at the Paris and Toulouse Bars, respectively, and Francis Zapalowicz, patent attorney, in one of the most important FRAND matter in the telecom industry (ADSL) that is pending before the Paris Court of Appeal.

Can an alcoholic beverage containing beer be marketed as a “aromatized wine product cocktail”?

Leroy Merlin was represented by the CASALONGA team, composed of Arnaud Casalonga, assisted by Juliette Dionisi, attorneys-at-law at the Paris Bar. In a judgement issued on February 21st, 2022, the Paris Commercial Court condemned Leroy Merlin and its supplier and manufacturer Alldiffusion on the basis of unfair competition after Réflectiv, which had been dereferenced by Leroy Merlin, accused them of having copied the new packaging for its adhesive window films, which included a graphic charter, color codes, an installation kit, and an instructions manual. The Court, however, dismissed Réflectiv’s claims based on parasitism and ordered Alldiffusion, which was declared to be in court-ordered liquidation to indemnify Leroy Merlin against all liability. Réflectiv appealed against the judgement and Leroy Merlin cross appealed. On March 22nd, 2024, the Paris Court of Appeal rejected all Réflectiv’s claims concerning both unfair competition (judgement overturned) and parasitism (judgement upheld).