Year2015–2024
256/256
C-Nr.
Category
Subcategory
Name
Date
C-227/23
Copyrights
Object of protection
Kwantum v Vitra
24 Oct 2024
Copyrights: Object of protection
Member states are required to protect works of applied art that meet the Cofemel threshold, irrespective of the country of origin
C-227/23
Kwantum v Vitra
24 Oct 2024
C-159/23
Copyrights
Computer programs
Sony v Datel
17 Oct 2024
Copyrights: Computer programs
Transient variable data stored and used by a protected computer program not protected as a ''form of expression'' of a computer program
C-159/23
Sony v Datel
17 Oct 2024
C-144/23
Procedural law
Obligation to state reasons
KUBERA v Republika Slovenija
15 Oct 2024
Procedural law: Obligation to state reasons
National supreme courts must state reasons in support of a decision not to refer a question to the ECJ unless there is a procedural reason justifying the non-referral, the question is irrelevant or pertains an acte clair or acte éclairé
C-144/23
KUBERA v Republika Slovenija
15 Oct 2024
C-633/22
Media law, Private international law
Freedom of expression, Recognition,
Real Madrid Club de Futbol v Le Monde
04 Oct 2024
Media law: Freedom of expression
Private international law: Recognition
The enforceability of a judgment must be refused if its enforcement would result in a manifest breach of freedom of expression
C-633/22
Real Madrid Club de Futbol v Le Monde
04 Oct 2024
C‑801/21 P
Trade marks
Validity
EUIPO v Indo European Foods
20 Jun 2024
Trade marks: Validity
Continued purpose of action and legal interest in bringing proceedings post Brexit if opposition based on earlier UK rights was to be decided by EUIPO pre Brexit
C‑801/21 P
EUIPO v Indo European Foods
20 Jun 2024
C-382/21
Design
Priority
EUIPO v KaiKai
27 Feb 2024
Design: Priority
Priority rights for community designs cannot be based on earlier patent applications
C-382/21
EUIPO v KaiKai
27 Feb 2024
C‑255/21
Marketing
Freedom of advertising
Reti Televisive SpA v AGCOM
30 Jan 2024
Marketing: Freedom of advertising
Promotional announcements for radio programs should be considered in the calculation of television advertisement time, when these announcements are not covered by the TV channels’’ own announcements
C‑255/21
Reti Televisive SpA v AGCOM
30 Jan 2024
C-580/22
Procedural law
Representation
Bonnanwalt v EUIPO
30 Jan 2024
Procedural law: Representation
Formal dependency between a party and its lawyer does not directly amount to a lack of independence of the lawyer
C-580/22
Bonnanwalt v EUIPO
30 Jan 2024
C-334/22
Trade marks
Scope of protection, Limitations,
AUDI AG v GQ
25 Jan 2024
Trade marks: Scope of protection, Limitations
Trade mark proprietor may prohibit use of spare parts containing element designed for the attachment of emblem representing trade mark
C-334/22
AUDI AG v GQ
25 Jan 2024
C-367/21
Trade marks
Exhaustion
HP v Senetic
18 Jan 2024
Trade marks: Exhaustion
Burden of proof of exhaustion on trade mark proprietor in event of selective distribution and better position for proprietor to identify original market of goods
C-367/21
HP v Senetic
18 Jan 2024
C-451/22
Media law
Freedom of information
RTL Nederland v Minister van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat
18 Jan 2024
Media law: Freedom of information
A confidentiality regime that is proportional to the objective it pursues does not impair the principle of freedom of information in article 11 of the Charter
C-451/22
RTL Nederland v Minister van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat
18 Jan 2024
C-361/22
Trade marks
Limitations
Inditex v Buongiorno
11 Jan 2024
Trade marks: Limitations
Referential use of a trade mark must be in accordance with honest practices and may only be used when necessary to indicate the intended purpose of a product or service
C-361/22
Inditex v Buongiorno
11 Jan 2024
C‑251/20
Private international law
Jurisdiction
Gtflix Tv v DR
21 Dec 2023
Private international law: Jurisdiction
Compensation for damages resulting from online defamation can be claimed before the courts in each member state where the comments were accessible
C‑251/20
Gtflix Tv v DR
21 Dec 2023
C-201/22
Enforcement
Collective representation body
Kopiosto v Telia Finland
23 Nov 2023
Enforcement: Collective representation body
Enforcement Directive does not per se provide collective rights management organisations with legal standing to bring an infringement action on their own name
C-201/22
Kopiosto v Telia Finland
23 Nov 2023
C‑260/22
Copyrights
Limitations
Seven.One v Corint Media
23 Nov 2023
Copyrights: Limitations
National legislation that excludes broadcasting organizations from the right to fair compensation should be precluded when the potential harm suffered by those organizations cannot be classified as ‘minimal’
C‑260/22
Seven.One v Corint Media
23 Nov 2023
C-655/21
Enforcement
Damages
Bulgaria v G.ST.T
19 Oct 2023
Enforcement: Damages
Five-year sentence for trademark infringement disproportionate
C-655/21
Bulgaria v G.ST.T
19 Oct 2023
C-832/21
Private international law
Jurisdiction
Beverage City Polska v Advance Magazine Publishers
03 Sep 2023
Private international law: Jurisdiction
Parties that are connected through an exclusive distribution agreement can be sued in the court of the place where one of them is domiciled
C-832/21
Beverage City Polska v Advance Magazine Publishers
03 Sep 2023
C-426/21
Copyrights
Limitations, Communication to the public,
Ocilion IPTV Technologies GmbH v Seven.One Entertainment Group GmbH and Plus 4 TV GmbH & Co. KG
13 Jul 2023
Copyrights: Limitations, Communication to the public
Offering a service for recording livestreams is not covered by the private copy exception and does not constitute a communication to the public of the IPTV service provider
C-426/21
Ocilion IPTV Technologies GmbH v Seven.One Entertainment Group GmbH and Plus 4 TV GmbH & Co. KG
13 Jul 2023
C-654/21
Private international law, Trade marks
Jurisdiction,
LM v KP
08 Jun 2023
Private international law: Jurisdiction
Trade marks
An invalidity counterclaim may relate to all the rights derived from the trade mark registration and is not restricted by the scope of the dispute as defined by the action for inringement
C-654/21
LM v KP
08 Jun 2023
C-290/21
Copyrights
Communication to the public
AKM v Canal+
25 May 2023
Copyrights: Communication to the public
Authorisation for the communication to the public by satellite package providers must be obtained in the member state where the program-carrying signals are uplinked
C-290/21
AKM v Canal+
25 May 2023
C-104/22
Private international law, Trade marks
Jurisdiction,
Lännen
27 Apr 2023
Private international law: Jurisdiction
Trade marks
EU trade mark court has jurisdiction if advertisement is also directed at its territory, not if meta tags cause for use to appear in natural search results
C-104/22
Lännen
27 Apr 2023
C-628/21
Enforcement
Right of information
Castorama Polska and ‘Knorr’
27 Apr 2023
Enforcement: Right of information
The copyright owner is required to present evidence that sufficiently demonstrates ownership of intellectual property rights
C-628/21
Castorama Polska and ‘Knorr’
27 Apr 2023
C-775/21
Copyrights
Communication to the public
UPFR v SNTFC
20 Apr 2023
Copyrights: Communication to the public
The broadcasting of background music in trains and aircrafts constitute communication to the public, mere installation of sound equipment or related software enabling the transmission of background music does not
C-775/21
UPFR v SNTFC
20 Apr 2023
C‑684/21
Design
Functionality
Papierfabriek Doetinchem
02 Mar 2023
Design: Functionality
Existence of alternative designs with same function does not as such imply that design is not dictated by technical function
C‑684/21
Papierfabriek Doetinchem
02 Mar 2023
C‑472/21
Design
Protection requirements (other)
Monz v Büchel
16 Feb 2023
Design: Protection requirements (other)
For visibility requirement various types of use of complex product by end user must be regarded
C‑472/21
Monz v Büchel
16 Feb 2023
C-148/21
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Louboutin v Amazon
22 Dec 2022
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Hybrid online marketplace can infringe when offering of third party seller appears to be integral part of online marketplace’s own activity
C-148/21
Louboutin v Amazon
22 Dec 2022
C-175/21
Trade marks
Exhaustion
Harman v AB
17 Nov 2022
Trade marks: Exhaustion
The operative part of a decision may be formulated in general terms, provided that the defendant is afforded sufficient procedural guarantees at the enforcement stage
C-175/21
Harman v AB
17 Nov 2022
C-204/20
Trade marks
Exhaustion
Bayer v Kohlpharma
17 Nov 2022
Trade marks: Exhaustion
Trade mark proprietors can oppose repackaging if relabelling is objectively possible for parallel importers
C-204/20
Bayer v Kohlpharma
17 Nov 2022
C-224/20
Trade marks
Exhaustion
Merck Sharp & Dohme and others
17 Nov 2022
Trade marks: Exhaustion
Trade mark proprietor may oppose marketing of repackaged medicinal products in new packaging to which the trade mark has been reaffixed, unless very specific circumstances
C-224/20
Merck Sharp & Dohme and others
17 Nov 2022
C-253/20
Trade marks
Exhaustion
Impexeco and PI Pharma v Novartis
17 Nov 2022
Trade marks: Exhaustion
Parallel importers may only use the original trade mark of the reference medicine for the generic medicine if necessary
C-253/20
Impexeco and PI Pharma v Novartis
17 Nov 2022
C-197/21
Trade marks
Exhaustion
SodaStream v MySoda
27 Oct 2022
Trade marks: Exhaustion
Refilling and relabelling of exhausted cylinders, while the original mark remains visible, can only be opposed to if a false impression of an economic connection is created
C-197/21
SodaStream v MySoda
27 Oct 2022
C-256/21
Trade marks
Jurisdiction
KP v TV
13 Oct 2022
Trade marks: Jurisdiction
Withdrawing main action for infringement does not affect counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity
C-256/21
KP v TV
13 Oct 2022
C-355/21
Enforcement
Corrective and alternative measures
Perfumesco
13 Oct 2022
Enforcement: Corrective and alternative measures
Protective measure in the form of the destruction of goods cannot be limited to goods illegally manufactured or illegally marked goods and can also be ordered in respect of goods that are illegally placed on the market in the EEA
C-355/21
Perfumesco
13 Oct 2022
C-716/20
Copyrights
Communication to the public
RTL v Grupo Pestana
08 Sep 2022
Copyrights: Communication to the public
Satellite and Cable Directive does not grant exclusive right for broadcasting organizations over cable retransmission and Distribution of broadcasts by hotels - even through coaxial cable - does not constitute cable retransmission
C-716/20
RTL v Grupo Pestana
08 Sep 2022
C-112/21
Trade marks
Limitations
Classic Coach Company
02 Jun 2022
Trade marks: Limitations
Scope "earlier rights" not limited to rights that entitle proprietor to prohibit use of subsequent mark, but “earlier right” should still be protected by national law
C-112/21
Classic Coach Company
02 Jun 2022
C-466/20
Trade marks
Acquiescence
Heitec v Heitech Promotion
19 May 2022
Trade marks: Acquiescence
A warning letter only interrupts acquiescence when proceedings are subsequently commenced witin reasonable period
C-466/20
Heitec v Heitech Promotion
19 May 2022
C-531/20
Enforcement
Legal costs
NovaText v University of Heidelberg
28 Apr 2022
Enforcement: Legal costs
Enforcement Directive precludes national legislation preventing court assessing whether costs are reasonable and proportionate
C-531/20
NovaText v University of Heidelberg
28 Apr 2022
C-559/20
Enforcement
Legal costs
Koch Media v FU
28 Apr 2022
Enforcement: Legal costs
Extrajudicial costs are “other expenses” under article 14 of the Enforcement Directive and national courts must be able to take account of the specifics of each case when determining the legal costs
C-559/20
Koch Media v FU
28 Apr 2022
C-433/20
Copyrights
Limitations
Austro-Mechana v Strato
24 Mar 2022
Copyrights: Limitations
The Copyright Directive permits private copying on cloud servers, and national laws may exempt fair compensation for cloud providers if rightholders are compensated
C-433/20
Austro-Mechana v Strato
24 Mar 2022
C-529/18 P
Procedural law
Representation
PJ v EUIPO
24 Mar 2022
Procedural law: Representation
Clarification in which circumstances a lawyer is considered ‘independent’ and thus capable of representing clients before a Member State Court
C-529/18 P
PJ v EUIPO
24 Mar 2022
C-183/21
Trade marks
Genuine use
Maxxus v Globus
10 Mar 2022
Trade marks: Genuine use
In proceedings for revocation of a trade mark for non-use there is no obligation for the applicant to carry out a market research
C-183/21
Maxxus v Globus
10 Mar 2022
C-421/20
Private international law, Design
Applicable law,
Acacia v BMW
03 Mar 2022
Private international law: Applicable law
Design
In single member state proceedings, court’s national law shall be applied on non-harmonized enforcement measures
C-421/20
Acacia v BMW
03 Mar 2022
C-102/20
Marketing
Unfair commercial practices
Städtische Werke Lauf a.d. Pegnitz GmbH v eprimo
25 Nov 2021
Marketing: Unfair commercial practices
Direct marketing rules apply to “inbox advertising”
C-102/20
Städtische Werke Lauf a.d. Pegnitz GmbH v eprimo
25 Nov 2021
C-123/20
Design
Protection requirements (other)
Ferrari v Mansory Design
28 Oct 2021
Design: Protection requirements (other)
When product has been made available in its entirety, a part of that product may be protected as unregistered design
C-123/20
Ferrari v Mansory Design
28 Oct 2021
C-13/20
Copyrights
Computer programs
Top System SA v Belgian State
06 Oct 2021
Copyrights: Computer programs
The lawful purchaser of a computer program is entitled to decompile that program in order to correct errors affecting its operation, including where the correction consists in disabling a function that is affecting the proper operation of the application of which that program forms a part
C-13/20
Top System SA v Belgian State
06 Oct 2021
C-783/19
PGIs and PDOs
Scope of protection
CIVC v GB
09 Sep 2021
PGIs and PDOs: Scope of protection
Scope of protection of PDO covers services and requires no similarity of goods or service
C-783/19
CIVC v GB
09 Sep 2021
C-371/20
Marketing
Unfair commercial practices
Peek & Cloppenburg
02 Sep 2021
Marketing: Unfair commercial practices
The concept of “payment” in respect of editorial advertising also includes other asset value for that publication than financial payment
C-371/20
Peek & Cloppenburg
02 Sep 2021
C‑682/18
Copyrights
Communication to the public
Frank Peterson v Google and YouTube & Elsevier v Cyando
22 Jun 2021
Copyrights: Communication to the public
Assessment wether the operator of a video-sharing platform or file-hosting and -sharing platform itself performs a communication to the public
C‑682/18
Frank Peterson v Google and YouTube & Elsevier v Cyando
22 Jun 2021
C-597/19
Copyrights
Communication to the public
Mircom v Telenet
17 Jun 2021
Copyrights: Communication to the public
Any user of a P2P network may infringe the making available right even if the piece itself is unusable and even if generated automatically
C-597/19
Mircom v Telenet
17 Jun 2021
C-762/19
Database rights
Scope of protection
CV-Online Latvia v Melons
03 Jun 2021
Database rights: Scope of protection
Indexing and copying to own server of substantial contents of a database is extraction and reuse, which may be prohibited where it adversely affects the investment in the obtaining, verification or presentation of that content
C-762/19
CV-Online Latvia v Melons
03 Jun 2021
C 818/18 P
Trade marks
Validity
Yokohama Rubber v Pirelli Tyre
03 Jun 2021
Trade marks: Validity
Technical result exclusion requires that trade mark represents quantitatively and qualitatively significant part of product
C 818/18 P
Yokohama Rubber v Pirelli Tyre
03 Jun 2021
C-53/20
PGIs and PDOs
Application for registration
Hengstenberg v Spreewaldverein
15 Apr 2021
PGIs and PDOs: Application for registration
Anyone affected by an amendment to a PDO has a ‘legitimate interest’ to lodge an opposition
C-53/20
Hengstenberg v Spreewaldverein
15 Apr 2021
C-490/19
PGIs and PDOs
Scope of protection
Morbier
17 Dec 2020
PGIs and PDOs: Scope of protection
PDO may protect against reproduction of appearance when reproduction misleads consumer
C-490/19
Morbier
17 Dec 2020
C-607/19
Trade marks
Genuine use
Husqvarna v Lidl Digital International
17 Dec 2020
Trade marks: Genuine use
The crucial date for assessing the continuous five-year period in a counterclaim for revocation is the date when the application or counterclaim was filed
C-607/19
Husqvarna v Lidl Digital International
17 Dec 2020
C-147/19
Copyrights
Communication to the public
Atresmedia
18 Nov 2020
Copyrights: Communication to the public
Users do not need to pay an equitable remuneration for synchronised phonograms in audiovisual works
C-147/19
Atresmedia
18 Nov 2020
C-809/18 P
Trade marks
Validity
EUIPO v John Mills Ltd
11 Nov 2020
Trade marks: Validity
The concepts of “agent” or “representative” and “the trade mark” in article 8(3) Trade Mark Regulation are to be interpreted broadly
C-809/18 P
EUIPO v John Mills Ltd
11 Nov 2020
C-637/19
Copyrights
Communication to the public
BY v CX
28 Oct 2020
Copyrights: Communication to the public
The disclosure of copyright protected content in court is not a communication to the public
C-637/19
BY v CX
28 Oct 2020
C-720/18
Trade marks
Genuine use
Ferrari SpA v DU
22 Oct 2020
Trade marks: Genuine use
Use for specific goods can contribute to genuine use for the entire registered category, as well as the resale of second-hand goods if it guarantees the good’s origin
C-720/18
Ferrari SpA v DU
22 Oct 2020
C‑456/19
Trade marks
Validity
Aktiebolaget Östgötatrafiken
08 Oct 2020
Trade marks: Validity
Signs consisting of graphic elements intended to be affixed to goods which are used to provide services do not have to depart significantly from sector norm to have intrinsic distinctive character
C‑456/19
Aktiebolaget Östgötatrafiken
08 Oct 2020
C-121/19 P
Trade marks
Validity
Edison v EUIPO
18 Sep 2020
Trade marks: Validity
Electrical energy has been lawfully excluded from goods listed in class 4 of the eighth edition of the Nice Classification
C-121/19 P
Edison v EUIPO
18 Sep 2020
C-449/18 P
Trade marks
Scope of protection
EUIPO v Messi Cuccittini
17 Sep 2020
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Conceptual dissimilarity counteracts visual and phonetic similarities as a result of which any likelihood of confusion is ruled out
C-449/18 P
EUIPO v Messi Cuccittini
17 Sep 2020
C‑265/19
Copyrights
Performing artists
Recorded Artists Actor Performers Ltd v Phonographic Performance (Ireland) Ltd, e.a.
08 Sep 2020
Copyrights: Performing artists
A Member State may not exclude non-EEA performers of musical recordings from the right to a single equitable remuneration
C‑265/19
Recorded Artists Actor Performers Ltd v Phonographic Performance (Ireland) Ltd, e.a.
08 Sep 2020
C-714/18 P
Trade marks
Genuine use
ACTC v EUIPO
16 Jul 2020
Trade marks: Genuine use
In the case of sufficiently precise and delineated goods and services, it is sufficient that normal use of only part of the goods or services is demonstrated
C-714/18 P
ACTC v EUIPO
16 Jul 2020
C-264/19
Enforcement
Right of information
Constantin Film v YouTube and Google
09 Jul 2020
Enforcement: Right of information
The term ‘addresses’ in the enforcement directive does not include email, telephone number and IP address
C-264/19
Constantin Film v YouTube and Google
09 Jul 2020
C-684/19
Trade marks
Scope of protection
MK Advokaten GbR v MBK Rechtsanwälte GbR
07 Jul 2020
Trade marks: Scope of protection
A separate advertisement by an independent and urelated operator does not lead to the use of the trade mark by the originating party
C-684/19
MK Advokaten GbR v MBK Rechtsanwälte GbR
07 Jul 2020
C-702/18 P
Procedural law, Trade marks
New evidence, facts or pleas,
Primart v EUIPO
18 Jun 2020
Procedural law: New evidence, facts or pleas
Trade marks
Assessment of the inherent distinctive character is necessary for the correct application of the Trade Mark Regulation
C-702/18 P
Primart v EUIPO
18 Jun 2020
C‑115/19 P
Trade marks
Scope of protection
China Construction Bank v EUIPO
11 Jun 2020
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Reputation of the earlier mark should not be taken into account in the assessment of the similarity of the signs at issue
C‑115/19 P
China Construction Bank v EUIPO
11 Jun 2020
C-833/18
Copyrights
Object of protection
Brompton Bicycle Ltd v Chedech/Get2Get
11 Jun 2020
Copyrights: Object of protection
Products whose shape is, at least in part, necessary to obtain a technical result are copyright protected if the shape reflects the personality of the author
C-833/18
Brompton Bicycle Ltd v Chedech/Get2Get
11 Jun 2020
C-772/18
Trade marks
Scope of protection
A v B
30 Apr 2020
Trade marks: Scope of protection
The importing by a private person of goods that are manifestly not intended for private use is use in the course of trade, regardless of remuneration
C-772/18
A v B
30 Apr 2020
C-237/19
Trade marks
Validity
Gömböc
23 Apr 2020
Trade marks: Validity
The public’s perception on functionality is irrelevant and only competition distorting shapes give ‘substantial value to the goods’
C-237/19
Gömböc
23 Apr 2020
C-736/18 P
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Gugler
23 Apr 2020
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Existence of an economic link should be assessed with a methodological approach
C-736/18 P
Gugler
23 Apr 2020
C-567/18
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Coty v Amazon
02 Apr 2020
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Online marketplace is not liable for the mere storage of infringing goods on behalf of a third party
C-567/18
Coty v Amazon
02 Apr 2020
C-753/18
Copyrights
Communication to the public
Stim & SAMI
02 Apr 2020
Copyrights: Communication to the public
Renting out cars equipped with radio receivers does not constitute a communication to the public
C-753/18
Stim & SAMI
02 Apr 2020
C-622/18
Trade marks
Genuine use
AR v Cooper International Spirits LLC and Others
26 Mar 2020
Trade marks: Genuine use
Member states may allow a trade mark proprietor to retain the right to claim compensation for infringement before the date on which revocation of a trade mark took effect
C-622/18
AR v Cooper International Spirits LLC and Others
26 Mar 2020
C-766/18 P
Trade marks
Scope of protection, Collective mark,
Foundation for the protection of Halloumi v EUIPO
05 Mar 2020
Trade marks: Scope of protection, Collective mark
Criteria of likelihood of confusion also apply where the earlier mark is an EU collective mark
C-766/18 P
Foundation for the protection of Halloumi v EUIPO
05 Mar 2020
C-155/18 P
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Tulliallan Burlington Ltd. v EUIPO
04 Mar 2020
Trade marks: Scope of protection
The reduction of attractivessnes is irrelevent for the reputation of earlier mark; no dissmissal on the ground that there is no indication of goods covered by retail services
C-155/18 P
Tulliallan Burlington Ltd. v EUIPO
04 Mar 2020
C-328/18 P
Trade marks
Scope of protection
EUIPO v Equivalenza Manufactory
04 Mar 2020
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Marketing circumstances are irrelevant for assessment of similarity and neutralization of similarity only in exceptional cases
C-328/18 P
EUIPO v Equivalenza Manufactory
04 Mar 2020
C‑240/18 P
Trade marks
Validity
Constantin Film Produktion GmbH v EUIPO
27 Feb 2020
Trade marks: Validity
EUIPO must establish concrete plausibilty that a sign will be perceived as against fundamental moral values and standards of society in particular when there are indicia that suggest otherwise
C‑240/18 P
Constantin Film Produktion GmbH v EUIPO
27 Feb 2020
C-371/18
Trade marks
Validity
Sky v SkyKick
29 Jan 2020
Trade marks: Validity
Lack of clarity and precision of goods and services cannot render a trade mark invalid and lack of intention to use can constitute bad faith
C-371/18
Sky v SkyKick
29 Jan 2020
C-432/18
PGIs and PDOs
Scope of protection
Aceto Balsamico di Modena
04 Dec 2019
PGIs and PDOs: Scope of protection
Protection granted for PGI does not extend to the individual non-geographical terms
C-432/18
Aceto Balsamico di Modena
04 Dec 2019
C-678/18
Private international law, Design
Jurisdiction,
Spin Master v High5 Products
21 Nov 2019
Private international law: Jurisdiction
Design
No exclusive jurisdiction of Community Design courts regarding applications for provisional measures
C-678/18
Spin Master v High5 Products
21 Nov 2019
C-484/18
Copyrights
Performing artists
Spedidam v INA
14 Nov 2019
Copyrights: Performing artists
Rebuttable presumption of implicit consent compatible with EU law
C-484/18
Spedidam v INA
14 Nov 2019
C-528/18 P
Trade marks
Validity
Outsource Professional Services v EUIPO
13 Nov 2019
Trade marks: Validity
Descriptive nature of a sign does not rule out that a trade mark containing that sign has been registered in bad faith
C-528/18 P
Outsource Professional Services v EUIPO
13 Nov 2019
C-281/18
Procedural law
Obligation to state reasons
Repower v EUIPO
31 Oct 2019
Procedural law: Obligation to state reasons
Breach by EUIPO of obligation to state reasons is procedural error requiring EUIPO to revoke its decision
C-281/18
Repower v EUIPO
31 Oct 2019
C-514/18
Trade marks
Genuine use
Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark v EUIPO
17 Oct 2019
Trade marks: Genuine use
Use as indication of geographical origin does not constitute genuine use of an individual mark
C-514/18
Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark v EUIPO
17 Oct 2019
C-104/18 P
Trade marks
Validity
Koton Magazacilik v EUIPO
12 Sep 2019
Trade marks: Validity
Existence of bad faith may also be established in the absence of likelihood of confusion with an older sign
C-104/18 P
Koton Magazacilik v EUIPO
12 Sep 2019
C-541/18
Trade marks
Validity
AS v Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt
12 Sep 2019
Trade marks: Validity
In examining distinctive character all the various uses that are practically significant in the relevant economic sector must be taken into account
C-541/18
AS v Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt
12 Sep 2019
C-683/17
Copyrights
Object of protection
Cofemel v G-Star Raw
12 Sep 2019
Copyrights: Object of protection
Designs capable of classification as ‘works’ as long as they meet the two cumulative conditions for copyright protection
C-683/17
Cofemel v G-Star Raw
12 Sep 2019
C-688/17
Enforcement
Provisional measures
Bayer Pharma v Richter & Exeltis
12 Sep 2019
Enforcement: Provisional measures
Scope of article 9(7) of the Enforcement Directive limited to damages resulting from 'abuse' of provisional measures
C-688/17
Bayer Pharma v Richter & Exeltis
12 Sep 2019
C-172/18
Private international law, Trade marks
Jurisdiction,
AMS Neve v Heritage Audio
05 Sep 2019
Private international law: Jurisdiction
Trade marks
Courts of Member State in which the public targeted by online advertising is located have jurisdiction
C-172/18
AMS Neve v Heritage Audio
05 Sep 2019
C-124/18 P
Trade marks
Validity
Red Bull v EUIPO
29 Jul 2019
Trade marks: Validity
Colour combination marks with a description allowing for numerous different combinations incompatible with EU law
C-124/18 P
Red Bull v EUIPO
29 Jul 2019
C-469/17
Copyrights
Limitations
Funke Medien v Bundesrepublik Deutschland
29 Jul 2019
Copyrights: Limitations
Full harmonisation of right of reproduction and communication to the public, but not of the scope of the exceptions and limitations
C-469/17
Funke Medien v Bundesrepublik Deutschland
29 Jul 2019
C-476/17
Copyrights
Reproduction
Pelham
29 Jul 2019
Copyrights: Reproduction
Sound sampling is infringement of the reproduction right of the phonogram producer unless the sample is unrecognizable to the ear
C-476/17
Pelham
29 Jul 2019
C-516/17
Copyrights
Limitations
Spiegel Online v Volker Beck
29 Jul 2019
Copyrights: Limitations
Use for reporting of current events not subject to prior consent; quotations may also take the form of a hyperlink to downloadable files
C-516/17
Spiegel Online v Volker Beck
29 Jul 2019
C-99/18 P
Trade marks
Scope of protection
FTI Touristik v EUIPO
04 Jul 2019
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Name of figurative trade mark represented in the trade marks bulletin irrelevant for assessment likelihood of confusion
C-99/18 P
FTI Touristik v EUIPO
04 Jul 2019
C-668/17 P
Trade marks
Genuine use
Viridis Pharmaceutical v EUIPO
03 Jul 2019
Trade marks: Genuine use
Use of a mark for a medicinal product in the context of a clinical trial not sufficient to establish genuine use
C-668/17 P
Viridis Pharmaceutical v EUIPO
03 Jul 2019
C-628/17
Marketing
Unfair commercial practices
Orange Polska
12 Jun 2019
Marketing: Unfair commercial practices
Undue influence is conduct that makes the consumer feel uncomfortable or confuses his thinking
C-628/17
Orange Polska
12 Jun 2019
C-705/17
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Patent- och registreringsverket v Mats Hansson
12 Jun 2019
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Disclaimer excluding elements of a complex trade mark from the analysis of the likelihood of confusion not in line with Trade Mark Directive
C-705/17
Patent- och registreringsverket v Mats Hansson
12 Jun 2019
C-223/18 P
Trade marks
Genuine use
Deichmann v EUIPO
06 Jun 2019
Trade marks: Genuine use
Classification of position mark as a figurative mark irrelevant in determining the subject matter of a trade mark
C-223/18 P
Deichmann v EUIPO
06 Jun 2019
C-653/17 P
Trade marks
Scope of protection
VM v EUIPO
15 May 2019
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Declarations made following IP translator do not add new goods or services to the scope of protection
C-653/17 P
VM v EUIPO
15 May 2019
C-614/17
PGIs and PDOs
Scope of protection
Queso Manchego
02 May 2019
PGIs and PDOs: Scope of protection
Use of figurative signs evoking the geographical area with which a PDO is associated may constitute an unlawful evocation of that PDO
C-614/17
Queso Manchego
02 May 2019
C-690/17
Trade marks
Scope of protection
ÖKO-Test Verlag v Dr. Liebe
11 Apr 2019
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Quality label registered as individual trade mark not protected against the use thereof for dissimilar goods
C-690/17
ÖKO-Test Verlag v Dr. Liebe
11 Apr 2019
C-282/18 P
Procedural law
Communication with EUIPO
The Green Effort v EUIPO
10 Apr 2019
Procedural law: Communication with EUIPO
Electronic notification from EUIPO is only deemed to have taken place on the fifth day after it was placed in the user's inbox if the notification was not accessed prior to that
C-282/18 P
The Green Effort v EUIPO
10 Apr 2019
C-578/17
Trade marks
Validity
Oy Hartwall v Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus
27 Mar 2019
Trade marks: Validity
Classification by the applicant of a mark as colour mark or figurative mark relevant in determining the subject matter and distinctive character of the trade mark
C-578/17
Oy Hartwall v Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus
27 Mar 2019
C‑21/18
Trade marks
Validity
Svenskt Tenn v Textilis
14 Mar 2019
Trade marks: Validity
A pattern is not a shape and Trade Mark Regulation 2015/2424 does not apply retroactively
C‑21/18
Svenskt Tenn v Textilis
14 Mar 2019
C-693/17 P
Design
Validity
BMB v EUIPO
06 Mar 2019
Design: Validity
Decisions of national courts not binding for euipo where neither the parties nor the subject matter of those proceedings are identical
C-693/17 P
BMB v EUIPO
06 Mar 2019
C-505/17 P
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Groupe Léa Nature v EUIPO
28 Feb 2019
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Conflicting nature of goods may cause detriment to reputation of earlier mark
C-505/17 P
Groupe Léa Nature v EUIPO
28 Feb 2019
C-194/17 P
Trade marks
Genuine use
Pandalis v EUIPO
31 Jan 2019
Trade marks: Genuine use
Descriptive use of a distinctive trade mark does not constitute genuine use of that trade mark
C-194/17 P
Pandalis v EUIPO
31 Jan 2019
C-698/17 P
Trade marks
Genuine use
Klement v EUIPO
23 Jan 2019
Trade marks: Genuine use
Use of a three-dimensional mark in combination with a distinctive word element may constitute genuine use
C-698/17 P
Klement v EUIPO
23 Jan 2019
C-162/17 P
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Republic of Poland v EUIPO
16 Jan 2019
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Dominance of word element in composite mark not required for finding of likelihood of confusion
C-162/17 P
Republic of Poland v EUIPO
16 Jan 2019
C-367/17
PGIs and PDOs
Product specification
Schwarzwälder Schinken
19 Dec 2018
PGIs and PDOs: Product specification
The requirement to slice and package a PGI-certified product in its geographical area must be necessary and proportionate
C-367/17
Schwarzwälder Schinken
19 Dec 2018
C-572/17
Copyrights
Distribution right
Syed
19 Dec 2018
Copyrights: Distribution right
Distribution right only infringed when goods are intended to be sold to the public
C-572/17
Syed
19 Dec 2018
C-629/17
Trade marks
Validity
J. Portugal Ramos Vinhos
06 Dec 2018
Trade marks: Validity
A term designating a facility where wine is produced or stored is descriptive for wine
C-629/17
J. Portugal Ramos Vinhos
06 Dec 2018
C-340/17 P
Trade marks
Validity
Alcohol Countermeasure Systems v EUIPO
29 Nov 2018
Trade marks: Validity
The Brexit notification does not affect actions based on UK marks until the actual withdrawl from the EU
C-340/17 P
Alcohol Countermeasure Systems v EUIPO
29 Nov 2018
C-310/17
Copyrights
Object of protection
Levola v Smilde
13 Nov 2018
Copyrights: Object of protection
The taste of a food is not protected by copyright
C-310/17
Levola v Smilde
13 Nov 2018
C-433/17 P
Trade marks
Validity
Enercon v EUIPO
25 Oct 2018
Trade marks: Validity
A trade mark must be assessed on the basis of the category of the mark, which category cannot be ‘reclassified’
C-433/17 P
Enercon v EUIPO
25 Oct 2018
C-149/17
Enforcement
Liability
Lübbe
18 Oct 2018
Enforcement: Liability
The owner of an internet connection used for copyright infringement cannot be exonerated from liability by merely naming a family member who might have had access to that connection
C-149/17
Lübbe
18 Oct 2018
C-105/17
Marketing
Unfair commercial practices
CPC v evelina kamenova
04 Oct 2018
Marketing: Unfair commercial practices
Natural person who publishes advertisements offering new and second-hand goods for sale can be classified as a ‘trader’ only if that person is acting for purposes relating to his trade
C-105/17
CPC v evelina kamenova
04 Oct 2018
C-109/17
Marketing
Unfair commercial practices
Bankia v Juan Carlos Marí Merino
19 Sep 2018
Marketing: Unfair commercial practices
Contractual term cannot be declared invalid solely because it was agreed on as a result of an unfair commercial practice
C-109/17
Bankia v Juan Carlos Marí Merino
19 Sep 2018
C-26/17 P
Trade marks
Validity
Birkenstock v EUIPO
13 Sep 2018
Trade marks: Validity
Pattern marks are in principle subject to requirement that they must depart significantly from norm or customs of sector
C-26/17 P
Birkenstock v EUIPO
13 Sep 2018
C-332/17
Marketing
Unfair commercial practices
Starman v Tarbijakaitseamet
13 Sep 2018
Marketing: Unfair commercial practices
Use of a speed dial number at a rate higher than the basic rate is not allowed, even where the trader also, in parallel, provides a number at the basic rate
C-332/17
Starman v Tarbijakaitseamet
13 Sep 2018
C-54/17
Marketing
Unfair commercial practices
Wind and Vodafone v AGCM
13 Sep 2018
Marketing: Unfair commercial practices
Sale of sim cards on which services are pre-loaded and pre-activated without first informing the consumer thereof constitutes aggressive commercial practice
C-54/17
Wind and Vodafone v AGCM
13 Sep 2018
C-488/16 P
Trade marks
Validity
Bundesverband Souvenir v EUIPO
06 Sep 2018
Trade marks: Validity
Trade mark for designation to cultural heritage can be registered for souvenir-type goods, as it contains no designation of characteristic of the goods
C-488/16 P
Bundesverband Souvenir v EUIPO
06 Sep 2018
C-547/17 P
Trade marks
Validity
Basic Net v EUIPO
06 Sep 2018
Trade marks: Validity
Acquired distinctiveness through use must be proven for the entire EU and not merely a significant part thereof
C-547/17 P
Basic Net v EUIPO
06 Sep 2018
C-161/17
Copyrights
Communication to the public
Renckhoff
07 Aug 2018
Copyrights: Communication to the public
Posting of a work already accessible on one website on another website constitutes communication to the public
C-161/17
Renckhoff
07 Aug 2018
C-485/17
Marketing
Unfair commercial practices
Verbraucherzentrale Berlin v Unimatic
07 Aug 2018
Marketing: Unfair commercial practices
Stand at trade fair can be business premises depending on the perception of the average consumer
C-485/17
Verbraucherzentrale Berlin v Unimatic
07 Aug 2018
C-521/17
Enforcement
Collective representation body
SNB-react
07 Aug 2018
Enforcement: Collective representation body
Collective representation bodies with direct interest are entitled to initiate legal proceedings in their own name, provided they have standing under national law
C-521/17
SNB-react
07 Aug 2018
C-129/17
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Mitsubishi
25 Jul 2018
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Trade mark rights extend to the de- and rebranding of products to which the mark has been applied
C-129/17
Mitsubishi
25 Jul 2018
C-139/17 P
Procedural law
Admissibility
Quama Quality v EUIPO
25 Jul 2018
Procedural law: Admissibility
ECJ confirms general court decision that a prospective trade mark proprietor can file oppositions provided that the change of ownership is sufficiently clear to EUIPO
C-139/17 P
Quama Quality v EUIPO
25 Jul 2018
C-632/16
Marketing
Unfair commercial practices
Dyson v BSH
25 Jul 2018
Marketing: Unfair commercial practices
Absence of information on testing conditions of the energy efficiency of vacuum cleaner is no misleading omission
C-632/16
Dyson v BSH
25 Jul 2018
C-84/17 P
Trade marks
Validity
Nestlé v Mondelez
25 Jul 2018
Trade marks: Validity
Distinctive character acquired through use must be established for every member state
C-84/17 P
Nestlé v Mondelez
25 Jul 2018
C-217/17 P
Design
Protection requirements (other)
Mast-Jägermeister v EUIPO
05 Jul 2018
Design: Protection requirements (other)
A clear identification of the design is required for the attribution of a filing date
C-217/17 P
Mast-Jägermeister v EUIPO
05 Jul 2018
C-564/16 P
Trade marks, Procedural law
Scope of protection, Obligation to state reasons,
EUIPO v Puma
28 Jun 2018
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Procedural law: Obligation to state reasons
Earlier decisions recognising the reputation of a mark cannot be disregarded by EUIPO
C-564/16 P
EUIPO v Puma
28 Jun 2018
C-163/16
Trade marks
Validity
Louboutin and Christian louboutin
12 Jun 2018
Trade marks: Validity
A mark consisting of a colour applied to the sole of a shoe is not a shape mark
C-163/16
Louboutin and Christian louboutin
12 Jun 2018
C-44/17
PGIs and PDOs
Scope of protection
Scotch Whisky Association v Klotz
07 Jun 2018
PGIs and PDOs: Scope of protection
Mere conceptual proximity sufficient if consumer thinks directly of the protected indication
C-44/17
Scotch Whisky Association v Klotz
07 Jun 2018
C-32/17 P
Trade marks
Validity
Apcoa Parking v EUIPO
06 Jun 2018
Trade marks: Validity
In its examination of an application for an EU trade mark, EUIPO is not required to take account of decisions rendered on a member state level
C-32/17 P
Apcoa Parking v EUIPO
06 Jun 2018
C-519/17 P
Procedural law, Trade marks
Obligation to state reasons,
L'Oréal v EUIPO
30 May 2018
Procedural law: Obligation to state reasons
Trade marks
A decision of the general court must show clearly and unequivocally the reasoning upon which it is based in order to enable the parties concerned to understand the justifications for the decision
C-519/17 P
L'Oréal v EUIPO
30 May 2018
C-85/16 P
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Tsujimoto v EUIPO
30 May 2018
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Use of own name as part of a trade mark does not qualify as due cause
C-85/16 P
Tsujimoto v EUIPO
30 May 2018
C-642/16
Trade marks
Exhaustion
Junek Europ-Vertrieb
17 May 2018
Trade marks: Exhaustion
The application of a modest and informative label on packaging does not qualify as repackaging or relabelling
C-642/16
Junek Europ-Vertrieb
17 May 2018
C-148/17
Trade marks
Validity
Peek & Cloppenburg
19 Apr 2018
Trade marks: Validity
In an action for retrospective invalidity of a national mark on which seniority is based, the conditions for invalidity of that mark must have been met on the date of its prior surrender or cancellation
C-148/17
Peek & Cloppenburg
19 Apr 2018
C-478/16 P
Procedural law
New evidence, facts or pleas
EUIPO v Group OOD
19 Apr 2018
Procedural law: New evidence, facts or pleas
When referring to applicable national law, no specific form of citation or presentation is required, as long as EUIPO is able to identify the national law concerned
C-478/16 P
EUIPO v Group OOD
19 Apr 2018
C-75/17 P
Trade marks
Validity
Fiesta Hotels v EUIPO
19 Apr 2018
Trade marks: Validity
In assessing evidence of the existence of an earlier unregistered right of mere local significance, the place where the services are offered is not the only relevant factor
C-75/17 P
Fiesta Hotels v EUIPO
19 Apr 2018
C-395/16
Design
Functionality
Doceram v Ceramtec
08 Mar 2018
Design: Functionality
Design features that are determined by functionality are excluded from protection, other features are not
C-395/16
Doceram v Ceramtec
08 Mar 2018
C-412/16 P
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Ice Mountain Ibiza v EUIPO
01 Mar 2018
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Insufficient evidence of coexistence which could prevent a likelihood of confusion
C-412/16 P
Ice Mountain Ibiza v EUIPO
01 Mar 2018
C-418/16 P
Procedural law
New evidence, facts or pleas
Mobil.de v EUIPO
28 Feb 2018
Procedural law: New evidence, facts or pleas
Belated proof of genuine use may be taken into account, provided that some proof of use was already submitted previously within the time limits set
C-418/16 P
Mobil.de v EUIPO
28 Feb 2018
C-634/16 P
Procedural law
New evidence, facts or pleas
EUIPO v European Food
24 Jan 2018
Procedural law: New evidence, facts or pleas
Evidence submitted for the first time before the Board of Appeal may not be rejected because of its late submission alone
C-634/16 P
EUIPO v European Food
24 Jan 2018
C-291/16
Trade marks
Exhaustion
Schweppes
20 Dec 2017
Trade marks: Exhaustion
The impression given by a trade mark proprietor that a trade mark is a single global trade mark may preclude him from opposing the import of goods bearing that mark in another member state
C-291/16
Schweppes
20 Dec 2017
C-393/16
PGIs and PDOs
Scope of protection
CIVC v ALDI
20 Dec 2017
PGIs and PDOs: Scope of protection
A sorbet may be sold under the name 'champagne sorbet' if it has, as one of its essential characteristics, a taste of attributeable primarily to champagne
C-393/16
CIVC v ALDI
20 Dec 2017
C-397/16
Design
Limitations
Acacia v Audi
20 Dec 2017
Design: Limitations
Manufacture and sale of replica wheel rims for the purpose of restoring the original appearance of vehicles and with the aim of permitting the repair thereof allowed, subject to compliance with a duty of dilligence
C-397/16
Acacia v Audi
20 Dec 2017
C-263/18
Copyrights
Communication to the public
NUV & GAU v Tom Kabinet
19 Dec 2017
Copyrights: Communication to the public
Resale of second-hand e-books is an act of communication to the public
C-263/18
NUV & GAU v Tom Kabinet
19 Dec 2017
C-265/16
Copyrights
Communication to the public
VCAST v RTI
29 Nov 2017
Copyrights: Communication to the public
Remote recording service enabling users to store recorded programmes in the cloud does not fall within the scope of the private copying exception, but constitutes communication to the public
C-265/16
VCAST v RTI
29 Nov 2017
C-381/16
Private international law, Trade marks
Applicable law,
Benjumea Bravo de Laguna v Torras Ferrazzuolo
23 Nov 2017
Private international law: Applicable law
Trade marks
National legislation of a member state is applicable to actions for the recovery of an EU trade mark, provided that the situation is not dealt with by the EU trade mark regulation
C-381/16
Benjumea Bravo de Laguna v Torras Ferrazzuolo
23 Nov 2017
C-231/16
Private international law, Trade marks
Jurisdiction,
Merck v MSD
19 Oct 2017
Private international law: Jurisdiction
Trade marks
Where actions for infringement are brought before the courts of different Member States, second court is required to decline jurisdiction only for dispute relating to territory referred to before first court
C-231/16
Merck v MSD
19 Oct 2017
C-425/16
Trade marks
Validity
Raimund v Aigner
19 Oct 2017
Trade marks: Validity
EU court must rule on counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity on the basis of an absolute ground for invalidity before dismissing infringement action on the basis of the same ground for validity
C-425/16
Raimund v Aigner
19 Oct 2017
C-194/16
Private international law
Jurisdiction
Bolagsupplysningen v Svensk
17 Oct 2017
Private international law: Jurisdiction
Legal person harmed by online publication of incorrect information can bring action for rectification, removal thereof and compensation of all damage in member state in which its centre of interests is located
C-194/16
Bolagsupplysningen v Svensk
17 Oct 2017
C-501/15 P
Trade marks
Genuine use
EUIPO v Cactus
11 Oct 2017
Trade marks: Genuine use
The use of only the figurative element of a composite mark constitutes genuine use if both the word element and the figurative element have the same semantic content
C-501/15 P
EUIPO v Cactus
11 Oct 2017
C-341/16
Private international law
Jurisdiction
Hanssen v Prast-Knipping
05 Oct 2017
Private international law: Jurisdiction
Matters exclusively concerning the question of who must be regarded as the proprietor of a trade mark do not fall within the scope of article 22(4) of Brussels I
C-341/16
Hanssen v Prast-Knipping
05 Oct 2017
C-437/16 P
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Wolf Oil v EUIPO
05 Oct 2017
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Conceptual differences between two signs may counteract their visual and phonetic similarities provided that at least one of them has a clear and specific meaning
C-437/16 P
Wolf Oil v EUIPO
05 Oct 2017
C-24/16
Design, Private international law
Limitations, Jurisdiction, Applicable law
Nintendo v BigBen
27 Sep 2017
Design: Limitations
Private international law: Jurisdiction, Applicable law
Use of images of design allowed in connection with lawful sale accessories, EU wide jurisdiction and for online infringements applicable law is place where process of putting online was activated
C-24/16
Nintendo v BigBen
27 Sep 2017
C-361/15 P
Design
Novelty and individual character
ESS v Group Nivelles
21 Sep 2017
Design: Novelty and individual character
A community design cannot be regarded as being new if an identical design has been made available to the public even if that earlier design was intended to be incorporated in or to be applied to a different product
C-361/15 P
ESS v Group Nivelles
21 Sep 2017
C-673/15 P
Trade marks
Collective mark
The Tea Board v EUIPO
20 Sep 2017
Trade marks: Collective mark
The essential function of an EU collective mark is to distinguish the goods or services of the members of the association and not to distinguish those goods according to their geographical origin
C-673/15 P
The Tea Board v EUIPO
20 Sep 2017
C-56/16 P
PGIs and PDOs
Scope of protection
EUIPO v IVDP
14 Sep 2017
PGIs and PDOs: Scope of protection
Protection of geographical indications may not be supplemented by national laws granting additional protection and no evocation or exploitation of reputation if public does not associate mark or goods with the geographical indication
C-56/16 P
EUIPO v IVDP
14 Sep 2017
C-182/16 P
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Meica v EUIPO
26 Jul 2017
Trade marks: Scope of protection
The individual assessment of each sign must be made in the light of the particular circumstances of the case and cannot be regarded as being subject to general presumptions
C-182/16 P
Meica v EUIPO
26 Jul 2017
C-471/16
Procedural law, Trade marks
New evidence, facts or pleas, Scope of protection,
Meissen v EUIPO
26 Jul 2017
Procedural law: New evidence, facts or pleas
Trade marks: Scope of protection
General court may not review new evidence and Enhanced distinctiveness of an element cannot be proven by means of the existence thereof in a reputed mark not part of the proceedings
C-471/16
Meissen v EUIPO
26 Jul 2017
C-84/16 P
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Continental v Michelin
26 Jul 2017
Trade marks: Scope of protection
There is no general rule that the distinciveness of single letter signs must, in all cases, be considered to be weak
C-84/16 P
Continental v Michelin
26 Jul 2017
C-357/16
Marketing
Unfair commercial practices
Gelvora
20 Jul 2017
Marketing: Unfair commercial practices
Unfair commercial practices directive applies to legal relationship between a debt collection agency and a debtor who has defaulted under a consumer credit agreement
C-357/16
Gelvora
20 Jul 2017
C-93/16
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Ornua v Tindale & Stanton
20 Jul 2017
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Peaceful coexistence of an EU trade mark and a national mark in one part of the EU does not preclude infringement in another part of the EU
C-93/16
Ornua v Tindale & Stanton
20 Jul 2017
C-433/16
Private international law, Design
Jurisdiction,
BMW v Acacia
13 Jul 2017
Private international law: Jurisdiction
Design
Actions for declaration of non-infringement under Community Design Regulation must be brought before Community Design court of Member State where defendant is domiciled
C-433/16
BMW v Acacia
13 Jul 2017
C-139/16
Trade marks
Validity
Moreno Marín v Abadía
06 Jul 2017
Trade marks: Validity
A sign which does not designate a specific and determined geographical place does not constitute an indication of geographical origin
C-139/16
Moreno Marín v Abadía
06 Jul 2017
C-610/15
Copyrights
Communication to the public
Brein v Ziggo and XS4ALL
14 Jun 2017
Copyrights: Communication to the public
The making available and management of a platform, such as the pirate bay, which allows users to locate protected works and to share those works in the context of a peer-to-peer network, is a communication to the public
C-610/15
Brein v Ziggo and XS4ALL
14 Jun 2017
C-689/15
Trade marks
Genuine use, Collective mark,
Gözze v VBB
08 Jun 2017
Trade marks: Genuine use, Collective mark
Use of individual EU trade mark as label of quality does not constitute genuine use
C-689/15
Gözze v VBB
08 Jun 2017
C-617/15
Private international law, Trade marks
Jurisdiction,
Hummel v Nike
18 May 2017
Private international law: Jurisdiction
Trade marks
Jurisdiction of national court with respect to holding company established outside the EU can be based on presence in the national territory of a legally distinct second-tier subsidiary
C-617/15
Hummel v Nike
18 May 2017
C-437/15 P
Procedural law
Obligation to state reasons
EUIPO v Deluxe Entertainment
17 May 2017
Procedural law: Obligation to state reasons
Presence of sufficient homogeneity required to adopt a general reasoning for the refusal to register a mark must be assessed in relation to the absolute ground for refusal under analysis
C-437/15 P
EUIPO v Deluxe Entertainment
17 May 2017
C-421/15 P
Trade marks
Validity
Yoshida v EUIPO
11 May 2017
Trade marks: Validity
Presence of ornamental and fanciful aspects does not preclude that the mark consists exclusively of the shape of goods necessary to obtain a technical result
C-421/15 P
Yoshida v EUIPO
11 May 2017
C-339/15
Marketing
Freedom of advertising
Vanderborght
04 May 2017
Marketing: Freedom of advertising
National legislation imposing a general and absolute prohibition of any advertising relating to the provision of oral and dental care services contrary to EU law
C-339/15
Vanderborght
04 May 2017
C-417/16 P
Trade marks
Validity
August Storck v EUIPO
04 May 2017
Trade marks: Validity
Rule that mark must depart significantly from the standard or customs of the sector applies not only to three-dimensional marks but also to signs consisting of the two-dimensional representation of a product
C-417/16 P
August Storck v EUIPO
04 May 2017
C-71/16 P
Procedural law
New evidence, facts or pleas
Eloro v EUIPO
04 May 2017
Procedural law: New evidence, facts or pleas
The opposition division and board of appeal have a wide discretion in deciding whether or not to accept belated evidence and are not required to give extensive reasoning for the decision to refuse such evidence
C-71/16 P
Eloro v EUIPO
04 May 2017
C-527/15
Copyrights
Communication to the public
Brein v Wullems
26 Apr 2017
Copyrights: Communication to the public
Sale of multimedia player with pre-installed add-ons containing links to unauthorised content constitutes communication to the public
C-527/15
Brein v Wullems
26 Apr 2017
C-598/14 P
Procedural law, Private international law
New evidence, facts or pleas, Applicable law,
EUIPO v Szajner
05 Apr 2017
Procedural law: New evidence, facts or pleas
Private international law: Applicable law
In assessing the protection granted by national law, the general court must apply a rule of national law as interpreted by the national courts at the time at which it issues its decision
C-598/14 P
EUIPO v Szajner
05 Apr 2017
C-146/16
Marketing
Unfair commercial practices
VSW v DHL Paket
30 Mar 2017
Marketing: Unfair commercial practices
Address and identity of the supplier must be included in invitation to purchase in print advertisement unless the advertisement imposes limitations of space and the information may be easily obtained on the website mentioned in the advertisement
C-146/16
VSW v DHL Paket
30 Mar 2017
C-138/16
Copyrights
Communication to the public
AKM v Zürs.net
16 Mar 2017
Copyrights: Communication to the public
Transmission by cable operator in the national territory of programmes broadcast by national broadcasting does not constitute a communication to the public
C-138/16
AKM v Zürs.net
16 Mar 2017
C-568/15
Marketing
Unfair commercial practices
Comtech
02 Mar 2017
Marketing: Unfair commercial practices
Charge rate of telephone helpline operated by trader may not exceed call charges to a standard geographic landline or mobile telephone line
C-568/15
Comtech
02 Mar 2017
C-655/15 P
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Panrico v EUIPO
02 Mar 2017
Trade marks: Scope of protection
No apparent similarity between certain goods and restaurant services if identical goods are being offered in the restaurant
C-655/15 P
Panrico v EUIPO
02 Mar 2017
C-275-15
Copyrights
Limitations
ITV v TVCatchup II
01 Mar 2017
Copyrights: Limitations
UK provision on a limitation of copyright infringement incompatible with eu law
C-275-15
ITV v TVCatchup II
01 Mar 2017
C-577/14 P
Trade marks
Genuine use
Brandconcern v Scooters India
16 Feb 2017
Trade marks: Genuine use
Rule derived from IP translator judgment on use of general indication of a class heading only applies to new applications
C-577/14 P
Brandconcern v Scooters India
16 Feb 2017
C-641/15
Copyrights
Communication to the public
Rundfunk v Hotel Edelweiss
16 Feb 2017
Copyrights: Communication to the public
The communication of tv and radio broadcasts in hotel rooms does not constitute a communication made in a place accessible to the public against payment of an entrance fee
C-641/15
Rundfunk v Hotel Edelweiss
16 Feb 2017
C-562/15
Marketing
Comparative advertising
Carrefour v ITM
08 Feb 2017
Marketing: Comparative advertising
Comparative advertising between prices of shops with different formats and sizes may be unfair
C-562/15
Carrefour v ITM
08 Feb 2017
C-367/15
Enforcement
Damages
OTK v SFP
25 Jan 2017
Enforcement: Damages
Enforcement directive does not preclude award of damages corresponding to twice the amount of the hypothetical royalty
C-367/15
OTK v SFP
25 Jan 2017
C-427/15
Enforcement
Right of information
New Wave v Alltoys
18 Jan 2017
Enforcement: Right of information
Request for information pursuant to article 8 of the enforcement directive can be made in separate proceedings
C-427/15
New Wave v Alltoys
18 Jan 2017
C-654/15
Trade marks
Scope of protection, Genuine use,
Länsförsäkringar v Matek
21 Dec 2016
Trade marks: Scope of protection, Genuine use
Lack of genuine use within five year grace period does not affect assessment of likelihood of confusion
C-654/15
Länsförsäkringar v Matek
21 Dec 2016
C-642/15 P
Trade marks
Genuine use
Klement v EUIPO
01 Dec 2016
Trade marks: Genuine use
In examining whether the use of a mark in a form that differs from the form in which it is registered constitutes genuine use, the distinctive character of that mark must be assessed
C-642/15 P
Klement v EUIPO
01 Dec 2016
C-177/15
Marketing
Health claims
Nelsons
23 Nov 2016
Marketing: Health claims
Transitional measure of nutrition and health claims regulation applies to products marketed as medicinal product before 1 January 2005
C-177/15
Nelsons
23 Nov 2016
C-301/15
Copyrights
Limitations
Soulier & Doke
16 Nov 2016
Copyrights: Limitations
National legislation authorising the digital reproduction of out of print books incompatible with EU law
C-301/15
Soulier & Doke
16 Nov 2016
C-174/15
Copyrights
Limitations
VOB v Leenrecht
10 Nov 2016
Copyrights: Limitations
The lending of an e-book may, under certain conditions, be treated in the same way as lending of a traditional book
C-174/15
VOB v Leenrecht
10 Nov 2016
C-297/15
Trade marks
Exhaustion
Ferring v Orifarm
10 Nov 2016
Trade marks: Exhaustion
Trade mark owner may oppose repackaging where product can be marketed in same packaging in importing state as in exporting state
C-297/15
Ferring v Orifarm
10 Nov 2016
C-30/15 P
Trade marks
Validity
Simba Toys v Seven Towns
10 Nov 2016
Trade marks: Validity
In examining the technical function of a shape mark, the function of the actual goods represented by that mark must be taken into account
C-30/15 P
Simba Toys v Seven Towns
10 Nov 2016
C-43/15 P
Trade marks
Scope of protection
BSH v EUIPO
08 Nov 2016
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Likelihood of confusion not precluded where distinctive character is weak and assumption of validity descriptive trade marks in opposition proceedings
C-43/15 P
BSH v EUIPO
08 Nov 2016
C-537/14 P
Procedural law
Obligation to state reasons
Debonair v EUIPO
27 Oct 2016
Procedural law: Obligation to state reasons
Contradiction in reasoning general court amounts to failure to state reasons
C-537/14 P
Debonair v EUIPO
27 Oct 2016
C-482/15 P
Procedural law
New evidence, facts or pleas
Westermann v EUIPO
26 Oct 2016
Procedural law: New evidence, facts or pleas
General court not required to take account of revocation decision that is subsequent to decision of board of appeal
C-482/15 P
Westermann v EUIPO
26 Oct 2016
C-611/14
Marketing
Unfair commercial practices
Canal Digital Denmark
26 Oct 2016
Marketing: Unfair commercial practices
Six monthly charge omitted or presented in a less conspicious manner than the monthly charge unfair
C-611/14
Canal Digital Denmark
26 Oct 2016
C-169/15
Copyrights
Term of protection
Montis v Goossens
20 Oct 2016
Copyrights: Term of protection
Copyright term directive does not apply to copyright which expired prior to 1 july 1995
C-169/15
Montis v Goossens
20 Oct 2016
C-166/15
Copyrights
Limitations
Ranks v Microsoft
12 Oct 2016
Copyrights: Limitations
Initial acquirer of a copy of a computer program may not provide his back-up copy to a new acquirer without the authorisation of the rightholder
C-166/15
Ranks v Microsoft
12 Oct 2016
C-110/15
Copyrights
Limitations
Nokia v SIAE
22 Sep 2016
Copyrights: Limitations
Italian legislation on fair compensation in breach with EU law
C-110/15
Nokia v SIAE
22 Sep 2016
C-223/15
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Combit v Commit
22 Sep 2016
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Injunction only for the parts of the EU where there exists likelihood of confusion
C-223/15
Combit v Commit
22 Sep 2016
C-442/15 P
Procedural law
New evidence, facts or pleas
Pensa pharma v EUIPO
22 Sep 2016
Procedural law: New evidence, facts or pleas
General court is not required to examine pleas not involving matters of public policy of its own motion and assessment of similarities is not subject to review by the ECJ on appeal
C-442/15 P
Pensa pharma v EUIPO
22 Sep 2016
C-484/14
Enforcement
Intermediaries
Mc Fadden v Sony Music
15 Sep 2016
Enforcement: Intermediaries
Provider of free WI-FI network is not liable for third-party copyright infringements but may be required to take measures to protect its network
C-484/14
Mc Fadden v Sony Music
15 Sep 2016
C-160/15
Copyrights
Communication to the public
GS Media v Sanoma
08 Sep 2016
Copyrights: Communication to the public
Hyperlinking to an illegal source constitutes communication to the public
C-160/15
GS Media v Sanoma
08 Sep 2016
C-310/15
Marketing
Unfair commercial practices
Vincent Deroo v Sony
07 Sep 2016
Marketing: Unfair commercial practices
Computers sold exclusively with pre-installed software not unfair
C-310/15
Vincent Deroo v Sony
07 Sep 2016
C-57/15
Enforcement
Legal costs
United Video Properties v Telenet
28 Jul 2016
Enforcement: Legal costs
The successful party should have the right to reimbursement of a significant and appropriate part of the reasonable costs actually incurred
C-57/15
United Video Properties v Telenet
28 Jul 2016
C-226/15 P
Procedural law
Obligation to state reasons
Apple and Pear v EUIPO
21 Jul 2016
Procedural law: Obligation to state reasons
EUIPO not bound to judgment of national court with regard to identical national trade mark
C-226/15 P
Apple and Pear v EUIPO
21 Jul 2016
C-594/14 P
Procedural law
New evidence, facts or pleas
EUIPO v Grau Ferrer
21 Jul 2016
Procedural law: New evidence, facts or pleas
Discretion Board of Appeal does not extend to new evidence
C-594/14 P
EUIPO v Grau Ferrer
21 Jul 2016
C-230/15
Private international law
Jurisdiction
Brite Strike
16 Jul 2016
Private international law: Jurisdiction
Brussels I does not preclude application jurisdiction rule in article 4.6 BCIP
C-230/15
Brite Strike
16 Jul 2016
C-19/15
Marketing
Health claims
Verband Sozialer Wettbewerb v Innova Vital
14 Jul 2016
Marketing: Health claims
Health claims in advertising intended for professionals fall within scope of nutrition and health claims regulation
C-19/15
Verband Sozialer Wettbewerb v Innova Vital
14 Jul 2016
C-494/15
Enforcement
Intermediaries
Tommy Hilfinger v Delta Center
07 Jul 2016
Enforcement: Intermediaries
Tenant of a physical marketplace is intermediary
C-494/15
Tommy Hilfinger v Delta Center
07 Jul 2016
C-567/14
Enforcement
Contractual obligation
Genentech v Hoechst
07 Jul 2016
Enforcement: Contractual obligation
Contractual obligation to pay royalties for use of revoked patent is not a restriction of competition
C-567/14
Genentech v Hoechst
07 Jul 2016
C-280/15
Trade marks
Damages
Nikolajeva v Multi Protect
22 Jun 2016
Trade marks: Damages
Reasonable compensation in period before publication of trade mark registration refers to the recovery of the profits actually derived
C-280/15
Nikolajeva v Multi Protect
22 Jun 2016
C-419/15
Enforcement, Design
Enforcement by licensee,
Thomas Philipps v Grune Welle
22 Jun 2016
Enforcement: Enforcement by licensee
Design
Infringement action and claim for damages by unregistered licensee
C-419/15
Thomas Philipps v Grune Welle
22 Jun 2016
C-470/14
Copyrights
Limitations
EGEDA v Spanish government
09 Jun 2016
Copyrights: Limitations
Spanish fair compensation scheme funded through general state budget incompatible with the copyright directive
C-470/14
EGEDA v Spanish government
09 Jun 2016
C-481/14
Enforcement
Damages
Hansson v Jungpflanzen
09 Jun 2016
Enforcement: Damages
Enforcement directive does not provide basis for awarding punitive damages
C-481/14
Hansson v Jungpflanzen
09 Jun 2016
C-117/15
Copyrights
Communication to the public
Reha Training v GEMA
31 May 2016
Copyrights: Communication to the public
Broadcast of tv programmes in rehabilitation centre constitutes a communication to the public
C-117/15
Reha Training v GEMA
31 May 2016
C-547/14
Marketing
Labelling
Philip Morris v UK Secretary of State for Health
04 May 2016
Marketing: Labelling
Plain packaging tobacco products is lawful
C-547/14
Philip Morris v UK Secretary of State for Health
04 May 2016
C-572/14
Private international law, Copyrights
Jurisdiction,
Austro-Mechana v Amazon
21 Apr 2016
Private international law: Jurisdiction
Copyrights
Failure to pay compensation for private copying is a tort within the meaning of article 5(3) of Brussels I
C-572/14
Austro-Mechana v Amazon
21 Apr 2016
C-252/15 P
Procedural law
Obligation to state reasons
Naazneen Investments v EUIPO
17 Mar 2016
Procedural law: Obligation to state reasons
EUIPO not required to respond expressly and exhaustively to all the arguments put forward by an applicant
C-252/15 P
Naazneen Investments v EUIPO
17 Mar 2016
C-99/15
Enforcement
Damages
Liffers v Mandarina
17 Mar 2016
Enforcement: Damages
Cumulation of hypothical royalties and moral prejudice allowed
C-99/15
Liffers v Mandarina
17 Mar 2016
C-179/15
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Daimler AG v Együd Garage
03 Mar 2016
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Advertiser not liable for trade mark infringement through advertisements placed by a third party on his behalf once he expressly requested that third party to remove them
C-179/15
Daimler AG v Együd Garage
03 Mar 2016
C-163/15
Enforcement, Trade marks
Enforcement by licensee,
Hassan v Breiding
04 Feb 2016
Enforcement: Enforcement by licensee
Trade marks
Infringement action by unregistered licensee
C-163/15
Hassan v Breiding
04 Feb 2016
C-50/15 P
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Kurt Hesse v EUIPO
21 Jan 2016
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Complementarity of the goods autonomous criterion
C-50/15 P
Kurt Hesse v EUIPO
21 Jan 2016
C-75/15
PGIs and PDOs
Scope of protection
Calvados v Verlados
21 Jan 2016
PGIs and PDOs: Scope of protection
Verlados evocation of the geographical indication calvados
C-75/15
Calvados v Verlados
21 Jan 2016
C-603/14 P
Trade marks
Scope of protection
El Corte Inglés v OHIM
10 Dec 2015
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Level of similarity required for risk of confusion is not the same as level of similarity required for detriment or unfair advantage
C-603/14 P
El Corte Inglés v OHIM
10 Dec 2015
C-325/14
Copyrights
Communication to the public
SBS Belgium
19 Nov 2015
Copyrights: Communication to the public
Direct injection of broadcast signals is not a communication to the public
C-325/14
SBS Belgium
19 Nov 2015
C-572/13
Copyrights
Limitations
Hewlett-Packard Belgium
12 Nov 2015
Copyrights: Limitations
Fair compensation: more guidance on what the Copyright Directive does not allow
C-572/13
Hewlett-Packard Belgium
12 Nov 2015
C-490/14
Database rights
Object of protection
Verlag Esterbauer
29 Oct 2015
Database rights: Object of protection
How to assess ‘independent materials’ of a database
C-490/14
Verlag Esterbauer
29 Oct 2015
C-20/14
Trade marks
Scope of protection
BGW
22 Oct 2015
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Criteria for distinctive character do not apply to risk of confusion
C-20/14
BGW
22 Oct 2015
C-500/14
Trade marks
Limitations
Ford Motor Company
06 Oct 2015
Trade marks: Limitations
Repair clause under design law no defence against trade mark infringement
C-500/14
Ford Motor Company
06 Oct 2015
C-215/14
Trade marks
Validity
Société des Produits Nestlé
16 Sep 2015
Trade marks: Validity
Shape which results from manufacturing process can be a trade mark and Distinctive character must not be assessed in relation to other signs
C-215/14
Société des Produits Nestlé
16 Sep 2015
C-13/15
Marketing
Unfair commercial practices
Cdiscount
08 Sep 2015
Marketing: Unfair commercial practices
General prohibitions precluded by unfair commercial practices directive
C-13/15
Cdiscount
08 Sep 2015
C-125/14
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Iron & Smith
03 Sep 2015
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Marks with reputation protected as such even where they are not reputed but Commercially significant part of the public must establish a link
C-125/14
Iron & Smith
03 Sep 2015
C-379/14
Trade marks
Scope of protection
TOP Logistics and Others
16 Jul 2015
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Goods under duty suspension are used in the course of trade
C-379/14
TOP Logistics and Others
16 Jul 2015
C-544/13
Marketing
Unfair commercial practices
Abcur
16 Jul 2015
Marketing: Unfair commercial practices
Unfair commercial practices directive applicable to marketing of medicines
C-544/13
Abcur
16 Jul 2015
C-580/13
Enforcement
Right of information
Coty Germany
16 Jul 2015
Enforcement: Right of information
Banking secrecy must be balanced with right of information
C-580/13
Coty Germany
16 Jul 2015
C-681/13
Private international law, Enforcement
Recognition, Legal costs,
Diageo Brands
16 Jul 2015
Private international law: Recognition
Enforcement: Legal costs
A breach of trade mark law can never lead to refusal of recognition of judgment and Legal costs awarded in all cases under enforcement directive
C-681/13
Diageo Brands
16 Jul 2015
C-151/15
Copyrights
Communication to the public
Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores
14 Jul 2015
Copyrights: Communication to the public
Playing a radio in a bar is a communication to the public
C-151/15
Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores
14 Jul 2015
C-147/14
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Loutfi Management Propriété intellectuelle
25 Jun 2015
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Knowledge of foreign language relevant for assessment of infringement
C-147/14
Loutfi Management Propriété intellectuelle
25 Jun 2015
C-195/14
Marketing
Labelling
Teekanne
04 Jun 2015
Marketing: Labelling
Packaging may mislead in spite of correct list of ingredients
C-195/14
Teekanne
04 Jun 2015
C-516/13
Copyrights
Distribution right
Dimensione Direct Sales and Labianca
13 May 2015
Copyrights: Distribution right
Distribution right also covers advertising
C-516/13
Dimensione Direct Sales and Labianca
13 May 2015
C-445/13 P
Trade marks
Validity
Voss of Norway v OHIM
07 May 2015
Trade marks: Validity
OHIM may decide cancellation action on own evidence
C-445/13 P
Voss of Norway v OHIM
07 May 2015
C-388/13
Marketing
Unfair commercial practices
UPC Magyarország
16 Apr 2015
Marketing: Unfair commercial practices
Communication of false information to only one consumer is misleading commercial practice
C-388/13
UPC Magyarország
16 Apr 2015
C-279/13
Copyrights
Communication to the public
C More Entertainment AB
26 Mar 2015
Copyrights: Communication to the public
No maximum harmonisation for article 3 copyright directive
C-279/13
C More Entertainment AB
26 Mar 2015
C-182/14 P
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Mega Brands International v OHIM
19 Mar 2015
Trade marks: Scope of protection
Descriptive element may be dominant but other elements must be assessed
C-182/14 P
Mega Brands International v OHIM
19 Mar 2015
C-491/14
Trade marks
Scope of protection
Rosa dels Vents Assessoria
10 Mar 2015
Trade marks: Scope of protection
A trade mark is not an infringement defense
C-491/14
Rosa dels Vents Assessoria
10 Mar 2015
C-463/12
Copyrights
Limitations
Copydan Båndkopi
05 Mar 2015
Copyrights: Limitations
Significance of copying function is relevant for amount of compensation and licensing private copying has no legal effect with private copying exception
C-463/12
Copydan Båndkopi
05 Mar 2015
C-41/14
Copyrights
Resale right
Christie's France
26 Feb 2015
Copyrights: Resale right
Buyer may ultimately bear the costs of the resale right
C-41/14
Christie's France
26 Feb 2015
C-35/14 P
Procedural law
Admissibility
Games Eólica v Enercon
12 Feb 2015
Procedural law: Admissibility
No right to appeal in case of no position in previous instance
C-35/14 P
Games Eólica v Enercon
12 Feb 2015
C-419/13
Copyrights
Limitations
Art & Allposters International
22 Jan 2015
Copyrights: Limitations
No exhaustion of distribution right after alteration of medium
C-419/13
Art & Allposters International
22 Jan 2015
C-441/13
Private international law
Jurisdiction
Hejduk
22 Jan 2015
Private international law: Jurisdiction
Accesibility of website establishes jurisdiction
C-441/13
Hejduk
22 Jan 2015
C-30/14
Database rights
Applicability of directive
Ryanair
15 Jan 2015
Database rights: Applicability of directive
Database directive not applicable to non-protected databases
C-30/14
Ryanair
15 Jan 2015
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Selection of judgments
This database contains summaries of all judgments by the ECJ relevant to the practice of our firm. The following selection criteria apply.
ECJ or CJEU?
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) consists of two courts: the Court of Justice (Court, or ECJ) and the General Court (GC). This database contains summaries of judgments of the ECJ, not the GC. Hence, reference is made to ECJ, not CJEU.
All judgments, not orders
In appeal proceedings where the appeal is manifestly inadmissible or manifestly unfounded, the ECJ may decide not to render judgment, but to give its decision by order. As orders generally do not provide for new insights in EU law, they are not covered in this database.
Judgments on intellectual property
In the intellectual property practice of our firm we focus on ‘soft IP’, most notably trade marks, copyrights, neighbouring rights, database rights, PDOs and PGIs and design rights. All ECJ judgments on these topics are covered in this database. We do not focus on patents or plant variety rights, so judgments on these topics are not.
Media law
In our media practice, we focus on freedom of speech and media related IP law. As the first is not the subject of any specific directive or regulation, there are no cases on this topic summarized in this database. We do not focus on law pertaining to media as a regulated market, so case law relating thereto is not included herein.
Marketing law
The majority of the legal aspects of marketing have been harmonised (either entirely or in part), including advertising law and unfair commercial practices. All judgments on these topics are summarized in this database. Marketing related case law on directives or regulations that apply to one specific sector or product category only are not covered.
Other topics
Judgments on procedural aspects of EU law or harmonised national law and on private international law may bear relevance for our practice. However, judgments on these topics have only been included insofar as they pertain to IP and media related cases.
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About this database
All summaries in this database are prepared by AC&R. They are intended to help legal scholars navigate our ever-evolving areas of law. No rights can be derived from the contents of the database.
Origin of this database
AC&R is a merger of Le Poole Bekema and Hofhuis Alkema Groen. The summaries from 2015 to 2019 were prepared by the latter firm and published in five books, addressing all ECJ judgments of the preceding year. Draft summaries from 2020 to 2022 were prepared by Hofhuis Alkema Groen, but never finalized or published. AC&R has taken on the task to finish that job in 2023, resulting in the launch of this database in early 2024. AC&R will continue to provide summaries going forward.
Authors
All summaries have been prepared by lawyers and paralegals of Hofhuis Alkema Groen and AC&R. They are, in alphabetical order, Adonna Alkema, Aimée van Hattum, Anne Bekema, Anne Sliepenbeek, Arnout Groen, Bart Lukaszewicz, Bas Peper, Claire Pilaar, Florian van der Leeuw, Georgina Nühn, Jan Jacobi, Jesse Hofhuis, Judith de Snoo, Julie Visser, Landine Varela, Laura Broers, Nicoline Welzenbagh, Pieter Lichtendahl, Ron Lamme, Rutger de Beer and Willemijn Oskam.