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SAS Richardson has initiated an action for trademark infringement against Leroy Merlin (Adeo Group) for the use of the sign “EASY”.

We represent Leroy Merlin (Adeo Group) in this case and contest this argument, maintenig that :

• the rights of the company Richardson to trademark No. 16 4 299 823 should be declared forfeited due to lack of genuine use.
• Leroy Merlin is only using the word “easy”, correctly spelled and in its ordinary meaning, to describe the ease of installation and use of the products marketed under the SENSEA trademark and thus such use does not give rise to any likelihood of confusion, since only the SENSEA trademark enables consumers to identify the commercial origin of the products.

A decision has been rendered on October 2, 2025 by the Marseille Court of first instance, in which SAS Richardson has been dismissed from all of its claims and was ordered to pay the company Leroy Merlin the sum of €3,000 pursuant to Article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.

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The Tribunal has ruled to dismiss the trademark infringement claims that from a visual, conceptual and phonetic standpoint, the similarity between the signs must be regarded as weak and that no likelihood of confusion has been established. Consequently, the use of the sign “easy” in association with the “SENSEA” trademark by the company Leroy Merlin cannot be considered to infringe trademark No. 16 4 299 823 of the company Richardson, which shall therefore be dismissed from its claims.