euro adhoc: Lycos Europe N.V.
Justice/Processes
LYCOS Europe N.V. will
appeal court decision related to its trademark in Spain
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09.03.2007
Haarlem / Netherlands, March 09, 2007 - LYCOS Europe, one of the leading European portal providers and online advertisers, today announced that it will appeal the decision of a Spanish court related to the use of its Spanish trademark and believes that a court of second instance would uphold this decision could be considered as small. The Company does not expect any significant impact on its financial statements.
In April 2004 Lico Leasing, a Spanish company working on the finance sector under a registered trademark "LICO", filed a claim against Lycos Espana Internet Services S.L. to stop the use of the trademark "Lycos" in Spain and the domain name lycos.es. At the same time a claim was filed against Carnegie Mellon University to deregister the trademark "Lycos" from the Spanish Trademark Register. In addition Lico Leasing claimed for damages for the use of the trademark "Lycos" by Lycos Espana Internet Services S.L. The court of first instance in Madrid declared the Spanish Lycos trademarks null and void and sentenced Lycos Espana Internet Services S.L. to stop the use of the Trademark "Lycos" in Spain and to cease using the domain name lycos.es and to withdraw the registration of the domain name. Lycos Espana Internet Services S.L. will file an appeal against this court decision.
About Lycos Europe Lycos Europe (ISIN NL0000233195) is one of the leading European internet destinations operating a pan-European network of websites in seven languages. The company's combination of search, communication services, content channels, Internet access, homepage building and online communities addresses a wide range of target groups. The Lycos Europe Network provides an attractive medium not only for consumers but also for advertisers and e-commerce partners throughout Europe. Every month about 31 million users visit the Lycos sites and by Lycos Europe distributed partner sites in Europe. With a network of websites covering Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland, Lycos Europe has a large geographical reach in Europe.
end of announcement euro adhoc 09.03.2007 10:09:10
Further inquiry note:
LYCOS Europe
Analyst Relations
Sascha Wittler
T: +49-(0)5241-80-71134
F: +49-(0)5241-80-671134
E: sascha.wittler@lycos-europe.com
LYCOS Europe
Public Relations
Ina Kruse
Telefon: +49(0)5241 8071050
Email: ina.kruse@lycos-europe.com
Branche: Software
ISIN: NL0000233195
WKN: 932728
Index: Prime All Share, Technologie All Share
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