FEDERAL COURT OF JUSTICE, DECISIONS OF 15 MARCH 2012, I ZR 52/10 AND I ZR 137/10, "CONVERSE I AND II"
The Federal Court of Justice held that in a counterfeit case the trademark owner is not obliged to prove the counterfeit nature of the product but it is for the defendant to prove the product's authenticity and the exhaustion of the trademark rights.
