A court has ordered the destruction of 2,520 pairs of counterfeit sandals whose importation violated the intellectual property rights of Nike International Ltd.

The company had filed its case against Al Zwetina Shipping A/C North Africa Shipping Sanna Mehidly before Mr Justice Raymond C Pace in the First Hall of the Civil Court.

Nike International Ltd told the court that the sandals had been imported into Malta by ship and were destined for transshipment. The Comptroller of Customs suspected that they were counterfeit and had confiscated them.

The company added that it owned the trademark “Nike” and “Swoosh Design”. The sandals which were counterfeit all bore these distinctive marks.

Mr Justice Pace ruled in favour of Nike International Ltd and ordered the Comptroller of Customs to destroy the sandals within three months.

In another judgment the same court ordered the destruction of over 4,000 items of sportswear after concluding that they were counterfeit and in violation of the trademark owner’s rights.

Adidas International Marketing BV and Adidas Salomon AG told the court that Algerian company Natixis Algerie had imported 4,680 counterfeit sports trousers bearing the trademark “Adidas”. This action, they said, was in violation of their rights as the oweners of the trademark and its distinctive mark.

Mr Justice Pace found in favour of the trademark owners and ordered the Comptroller of Customs to destroy the trousers within three months.

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