Question juridique clé
Whether Art. 5 No. 3 Lugano Convention applies to a negative declaratory action in trademark law.
Solution extraite
Yes. The special forum of the place where the harmful event occurred also covers a negative declaratory action alleging no trademark infringement.
Motifs extraits
The court held that the harmful event is the allegedly infringing use of the sign, not the economic damage. In intellectual property disputes, the same forum logic as for actions seeking a declaration of no tort liability applies; there is no reason to exclude actions denying trademark infringement from Art. 5 No. 3 CL.