India, Sept. 9 -- If a GmbH commits a trademark infringement, its sole managing director may be held personally liable. That was the verdict of the Landgericht (LG) Mnchen, the Regional Court of Munich, in a ruling from July 9, 2019 (Az.: 33 O 11904/18).
In the instant case, a corporate group brought legal actions against the GmbH and its managing director, including claims for injunctive relief, damages, cancellation, and reimbursement. The group owns several trademarks defined by the letter "M". The GmbH, for its part, was the proprietor of two M trademarks. The group initially filed applications with Germany"s Federal Patent and Trademark Office, the DPMA, for both of these trademarks to be revoked, issued the company and its managing d...