Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay. Report Q188. in the name of the Paraguayan Group. Conflicts between trademark protection and freedom of expression
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1 Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay Report Q188 in the name of the Paraguayan Group Conflicts between trademark protection and freedom of expression Questions 1) Analysis of current legislation and case law 1.1) a) What instrument of your law (eg. Constitution) guarantees the right to freedom of speech? The Constitution is the instrument that guarantees this right. b) What does the right to freedom of speech include? Is both artistic and commercial speech protected? If so, does commercial speech have a different degree of protection? Our National Constitution namely protects freedom of speech for the press, as web as the diffusion of thought and opinion; it does not refer to the arts or commerce. However, the American Convention on Human Rights ratified by our country, protects freedom of speech for editorials and the arts. c) Are also corporations or only individuals entitled to invoke freedom of speech arguments? The Constitution is equal to all, due to which we understand that juridical persons are also entitled to invoke said rights. d) Is free speech only protected from unwarranted governmental interference, or is it also implicated when a private party calls upon a court to enforce rules of law whose effect would be to restrict or penalise expression? The request ex parte is also implied. 1.2) a) How are free speech interests invoked in trademark litigation? Especially in regards to non commercial use and eventually when they are taken as satires. b) Is there a provision in your trademark law which specifically concerns the admissibility of e.g.: to the extent that such use may be considered as an exercise of the constitutional right of freedom of speech? (Please specify in case use is understood as involving a 231
2 There is no provision in the Trademark Law that limits the recordal of a trademark, but it does as an action of unfair competition and infringement. The Trademark Law states that use or dissemination of false indications or allegations susceptible of disparaging or discrediting goods, services or third parties business con stitute actions of unfair competition. It also states that public use of a sign identical or similar to the trademark or commercial name, even for non commercial purposes, when such use may cause dilution of the distinguishing force or of the commercial or advertising value of the sign, or due to the unjust exploitation of the prestige of the sign, constitute an infringement. c) If no such provisions exist, how are free speech interests invoked in trademark litigation? Is there an open end clause or fair use clause in your trademark law which permits taking into account freedom of speech arguments? If not, are there any other gateways in your trademark law to permeate free speech concerns? Or do courts apply freedom of speech arguments directly with reference to the constitution? The Judicial Branch directly applies the d) How much discretion do the courts have in applying free speech concerns? They must judge according to principles of wise critic. 1.3) If there are trademark infringement cases in your country where defendant primarily sought to attack a company s ecological or employment policy, commercial practices and the like, do these cases also address the application of rules prohibiting defamation such as libel and slander or do they focus on the tarnishment of plaintiff s trademarks only? (The National Groups are not expected to elaborate on their country s laws prohibiting defamation.) No cases are known of in our country. 1.4) a) If you consider the trademark infringement cases in your country in which freedom of speech arguments were invoked what are the criteria applied by courts for determining whether a freedom of speech argument is justified? How important is the reputation of the trademark in question? Does it matter whether the use of the trademark in question is non commercial or may free speech arguments also be invoked if the trademark use is mainly commercial in nature? Does it matter whether the use of the trademark involves an expression or social discourse of objective/considerable value or a contribution to the public debate? Is the defendant allowed to express his views in a trenchant way? Or is the defendant required to report in a balanced way or even sparingly? If necessary, please differentiate between: to the extent that such use may be considered as an exercise of the constitutional right of freedom of speech (please specify in case use is understood as involving a We are unaware of such cases. 232
3 b) Specifically, please describe how joke articles are assessed. They often lack legal connotation and are considered as light, superficial comments or even considered as jokes. c) May using another s mark as a badge of loyalty or allegiance be considered as an exercise of the constitutional right of freedom of speech? Does it matter whether the scarves and other goods are sold to consumers? Does it matter whether the manufacturer indicates that the goods are not original? Yes, it may be considered as the exercise of freedom of speech, provided that it does not constitute patrimonial damage to the trademark proprietor and that it does not have commercial purposes. d) To the extent that such use may be considered as an exercise of the constitutional right of freedom of speech please specify the cases in which the defendant is entitled to use another s mark for the purposes of comparison, point of reference, description, identification or to convey information about the characteristics of defendant s own. Comparative advertising is allowed by the local legislation, provided that it is not exercised abusively, with bad fait and that it does not cause damages to trademark owners. 2) Proposals for adoption of uniform rules 2.1) a) Should free speech interests be invoked in trademark litigation? Whatever the case may be, the Constitution may always be invoked in any litigation. When the economic interest of a trademark value is not harmed, it is possible to allow a broader scope of the right of freedom of speech. It is important to bind the essential constitutional contents to the effects of balancing both rights protected by the National Constitution; in other words, the right to freedom of speech and that to free competition. b) If so, should there be provisions in trademark law which specifically concern the admissibility of e.g.: to the extent that such use should be considered as an exercise of the constitutional right of freedom of speech? (Please specify in case use should be understood as involving a It is convenient that to have legal provisions that would limit excess. c) Or should there be an open end clause or fair use clause or any other gateway in trademark law which permits taking into account freedom of speech arguments? Or should the courts apply freedom of speech arguments directly with reference to the Constitution? How much discretion should the courts have in applying free speech concerns? 233
4 We refer to the answer given in section 1.2 c): The Judicial Branch directly applies the 2.2) In cases where defendant primarily seeks to attack a company s ecological or employment policy, commercial practices and the like, should these cases be addressed in the context of a potential tarnishment of the plaintiff s trademarks or should rules prohibiting defamation such as libel and slander be applied? We refer to the answer given in section 1.2 c): The Judicial Branch directly applies the 2.3) a) Should there be limits to free speech in a trademark infringement context? b) If so, what should be the criteria be for determining whether a freedom of speech argument is justified? How important should the reputation of the trademark in question be? Should it matter whether the use of the trademark in question is non commercial or should defendant also be entitled to invoke free speech arguments if the trademark use is mainly commercial in nature? Should it matter whether the use of the trademark involves an expression or social discourse of objective/considerable value or a contribution to the public debate? Should the defendant be allowed to express his views in a trenchant way? Or should the defendant be required to report in a balanced way or even sparingly? If necessary, please differentiate between: to the extent that such use should be considered as an exercise of the constitutional right of freedom of speech? (Please specify in case use should be understood as involving a We refer to the answer given in section 1.2 c): The Judicial Branch directly applies the c) How should joke articles be assessed? They should be evaluated, for example, according to the actor s intention (subjective criteria) and observe objective criteria as web (for example: means used, intensity, persistence, etc.) d) Should using another s mark as a badge of loyalty or allegiance be considered as an exercise of the constitutional right of freedom of speech? Should it matter whether the scarves and other goods are sold to consumers? Should it matter whether the manufacturer indicates that the goods are not original? Yes, it could be considered as the exercise of freedom of speech, provided that it does not constitute patrimonial damage to the trademark proprietor and that it does not have commercial purposes. 234
5 e) To the extent that such use should be considered as an exercise of the constitutional right of freedom of speech please specify the cases in which the defendant should be entitled to use another s mark for the purposes of comparison, point of reference, description, identification or to convey information about the characteristics of defendant s own. Is should be mandatory that use of a mark is not exercised abusively, with bad faith and that it does not cause damages to the trademark owner. 235
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