Source ID: RZ-038
Document title: Aegis Civil Pleading / Gaedertz: Complaint Was Conditional and Suspicion-Based
Document type: Filing
Date: 2008
Description: Civil complaint filed by Aegis alleging that the Gaedertz Group initiated trademark infringement proceedings in bad faith against Aegis’s use of “Aegis” in Germany. The complaint includes extensive arguments regarding the conditions under which a claim for reimbursement of legal fees for a cease-and-desist letter or preliminary injunction (Abmahnung) can be dismissed as bad faith, including the timing of the complaint, the basis for the allegations, and subsequent communications.
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