Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark
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- CELEX number: 31994R0040
- Official Journal: JOL_1994_011_R_0001_003
- Form: Regulation
- Procedure number: --
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Dates
Date of document: Date of publication: Date of effect: - March 15, 1994
- Entry into force - Date pub. + 60 See Art 143
Date of end of validity: Modified by
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- Judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 22 March 2012. Génesis Seguros Generales Sociedad Anónima de Seguros y Reaseguros (Génesis) v Boys Toys SA and Administración del Estado. Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo. Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition — Earlier trade mark — Procedure for filing — Filing by electronic means — Method enabling precise identification of the day, hour and minute when the application was filed. Case C‑190/10.
- Case C-529/07: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 11 June 2009 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof — Austria) — Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG v Franz Hauswirth GmbH (Three-dimensional Community trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 51(1)(b) — Criteria relevant to determining whether an applicant is acting in bad faith when filing an application for a Community trade mark)
- {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 51.1 PT B)
- Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 20 September 2007. Société des produits Nestlé SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office. Case C-193/06 P.
- Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 12 April 2011. DHL Express France SAS v Chronopost SA. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Cour de cassation - France. Intellectual property - Community trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 98(1) - Prohibition against infringement, issued by a Community trade mark court - Territorial scope - Coercive measures attached to such a prohibition - Effect in the territory of Member States other than the Member State of the court seised. Case C-235/09.
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- Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 October 2005. Class International BV v Colgate-Palmolive Company and Others. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Gerechtshof te 's-Gravenhage - Netherlands. Trade marks - Directive 89/104/EEC - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Rights conferred by the trade mark - Use of the mark in the course of trade - Importation of original goods into the Community - Goods placed under the external transit procedure or the customs warehousing procedure - Opposition of the trade mark proprietor - Offering for sale or selling goods placed under the external transit procedure or the customs warehousing procedure - Opposition of the trade mark proprietor - Onus of proof. Case C-405/03.
- Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 27 April 2023. VW v SW and Others and Legea S.r.l. v VW and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Trade mark law – Directive 89/104/EEC – Directive (EU) 2015/2436 – Regulation (EC) No 40/94 – Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Exclusive rights of the trade mark proprietor – Trade mark belonging to two or more persons – Conditions on majority required between joint proprietors for granting and terminating a licence of their trade mark. Case C-686/21.
- Case C-302/08: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 2 July 2009 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht München — Germany) — Zino Davidoff SA v Bundesfinanzdirektion Südost (Trade marks — International registration — Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 146 — International registration and a Community trade mark having the same effects in the Community — Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 — Article 5(4) — Goods suspected of infringing a trade mark — Customs action — Proprietor of a Community trade mark — Right to secure action also in Member States other than the Member State in which the application is lodged — Extension to the holder of an international registration)
- {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 146
- Order of the Court (Third Chamber) of 17 July 2014. Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha v Maria Patmanidi AE. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court — Trade marks — Right of the proprietor of a trade mark to oppose the placing on the market within the European Economic Area (EEA) of goods bearing that mark without his consent. Case C‑535/13).
- Case C-62/08: Order of the Court (Second Chamber) of 19 February 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie van België — Belgium) — UDV North America Inc v Brandtraders NV (Article 104(3), second subparagraph, of the Rules of Procedure — Community trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 9(1)(a) and (2)(d) — Right of the proprietor of a registered mark to prevent the use by a third party of a sign which is identical to the mark — Concept of use — Use of a sign which is identical to the mark by a trade intermediary in its business papers — Intermediary acting in its own name but on behalf of a vendor)
- {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 9.2 PT D)
- {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 9.1 PT A)
- Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 3 June 2010. Coty Prestige Lancaster Group GmbH v Simex Trading AG. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Oberlandesgericht Nürnberg - Germany. Trade-mark law - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 13(1) - Directive 89/104/EEC - Article 7(1) - Exhaustion of the trade mark proprietor’s rights - Concept of ‘goods put on the market’ - Consent of the proprietor - Bottles of perfume known as ‘testers’, made available by the trade mark proprietor to an authorised specialist dealer belonging to a selective distribution network. Case C-127/09.
- Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber), 18 April 2013. Colloseum Holding AG v Levi Strauss & Co. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof. Trade marks — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 15(1) — Definition of ‘genuine use’ — Trade mark used only as one element of a composite mark or in conjunction with another mark. Case C‑12/12.
- Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 29 March 2011. Anheuser-Busch Inc. v Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik. Appeal - Community trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 8(4) - Application for registration of the word and figurative mark BUD - Opposition - Indication of geographical origin ‘bud’ - Protection under the Lisbon Agreement and bilateral treaties between two Member States - Use in the course of trade - Sign of more than mere local significance. Case C-96/09 P.
- Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 2 July 2009. Zino Davidoff SA v Bundesfinanzdirektion Südost. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Finanzgericht München - Germany. Trade marks - International registration - Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 146 - International registration and a Community trade mark having the same effects in the Community - Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 - Article 5(4) - Goods suspected of infringing a trade mark - Customs action - Proprietor of a Community trade mark - Right to secure action also in Member States other than the Member State in which the application is lodged - Extension to the holder of an international registration. Case C-302/08.
- Joined Cases C-236/08 to C-238/08: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 23 March 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation — France) — Google France, Google, Inc. v Louis Vuitton Malletier (C-236/08), Viaticum SA, Luteciel SARL (C-237/08), Centre national de recherche en relations humaines (CNRRH) SARL, Pierre-Alexis Thonet, Bruno Raboin, Tiger SARL (C-238/08) (Trade marks — Internet — Search engine — Keyword advertising — Display, on the basis of keywords corresponding to trade marks, of links to sites of competitors of the proprietors of those marks or to sites offering imitation goods — Directive 89/104/EEC — Article 5 — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 9 — Liability of the search engine operator — Directive 2000/31/EC ( ‘Directive on electronic commerce’ ))
- {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 9.1
- Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 11 June 2009. Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG v Franz Hauswirth GmbH. Request for a preliminary ruling from Oberster Gerichtshof. Case C-529/07.
- Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 22 September 2011. Interflora Inc. and Interflora British Unit v Marks & Spencer plc and Flowers Direct Online Ltd. Reference for a preliminary ruling: High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Chancery Division - United Kingdom. Trade marks - Keyword advertising on the internet - Selection by the advertiser of a keyword corresponding to a competitor’s trade mark with a reputation - Directive 89/104/EEC - Article 5(1)(a) and (2) - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 9(1)(a) and (c) - Condition that one of the trade mark’s functions be adversely affected - Detriment to the distinctive character of a trade mark with a reputation (‘dilution’) - Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or repute of that trade mark (‘free-riding’). Case C-323/09.
- Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 12 July 2011. L’Oréal SA and Others v eBay International AG and Others. Reference for a preliminary ruling: High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Chancery Division - United Kingdom. Trade marks - Internet - Offer for sale, on an online marketplace targeted at consumers in the European Union, of trade-marked goods intended, by the proprietor, for sale in third States - Removal of the packaging of the goods - Directive 89/104/EEC - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Liability of the online-marketplace operator - Directive 2000/31/EC (‘Directive on electronic commerce’) - Injunctions against that operator - Directive 2004/48/EC (‘Directive on the enforcement of intellectual property rights’). Case C-324/09.
- Order of the Court (Second Chamber) of 19 February 2009. UDV North America Inc. v Brandtraders NV. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Hof van Cassatie - Belgium. Article 104(3), second subparagraph, of the Rules of Procedure - Community trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 9(1)(a) and (2)(d) - Right of the proprietor of a registered mark to prevent the use by a third party of a sign which is identical to the mark - Concept of 'use' - Use of a sign which is identical to the mark by a trade intermediary in its business papers - Intermediary acting in its own name but on behalf of a vendor. Case C-62/08.
- Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 23 March 2010. Google France SARL and Google Inc. v Louis Vuitton Malletier SA (C-236/08), Google France SARL v Viaticum SA and Luteciel SARL (C-237/08) and Google France SARL v Centre national de recherche en relations humaines (CNRRH) SARL and Others (C-238/08). References for a preliminary ruling: Cour de cassation - France. Trade marks - Internet - Search engine - Keyword advertising - Display, on the basis of keywords corresponding to trade marks, of links to sites of competitors of the proprietors of those marks or to sites offering imitation goods - Directive 89/104/EEC - Article 5 - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 9 - Liability of the search engine operator - Directive 2000/31/EC (‘Directive on electronic commerce’). Joined cases C-236/08 to C-238/08.
- Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 8 May 2008. Eurohypo AG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). Appeal - Community trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 7(1)(b) - Word mark EUROHYPO - Absolute ground for refusal of registration - Trade mark devoid of any distinctive character. Case C-304/06 P.
- Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 December 2006. Nokia Corp. v Joacim Wärdell. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Högsta domstolen - Sweden. Community trade mark - Article 98(1) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Infringement or threatened infringement - Obligation of a Community trade mark court to issue an order prohibiting a third party from proceeding with such acts - Definition of "special reasons' for not issuing such a prohibition - Obligation of a Community trade mark court to take such measures as are aimed at ensuring that such a prohibition is complied with - National legislation laying down a general prohibition of infringement or threatened infringement coupled with penalties. Case C-316/05.
- Case C-190/10: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo (Spain) lodged on 16 April 2010 — Génesis Seguros Generales Sociedad Anónima de Seguros y Reaseguros (GENESIS) v Boys Toys S.A., Administración del Estado
- {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 27
- Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 29 January 2020. Sky plc and Others v Skykick UK Limited and Skykick Inc. Request for a preliminary ruling from the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division). Reference for a preliminary ruling — Approximation of laws — Community trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Articles 7 and 51 — First Directive 89/104/EEC — Articles 3 and 13 — Identification of the goods or services covered by the registration — Failure to comply with the requirements of clarity and precision — Bad faith of the applicant — No intention to use the trade mark for the goods or services covered by the registration — Total or partial invalidity of the trade mark — National legislation requiring the applicant to state that he or she intends to use the trade mark applied for. Case C-371/18.
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 6 October 2009. PAGO International GmbH v Tirolmilch registrierte Genossenschaft mbH. Request for a preliminary ruling from Oberster Gerichtshof. Case C-301/07.
- Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 5 June 2014. Coty Germany GmbH v First Note Perfumes NV. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof. Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulations (EC) Nos 40/94 and 44/2001 — Community trade mark — Article 93(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — International jurisdiction relating to infringement — Determination of the place where the harmful event occurred — Cross-border participation by several persons in a single unlawful act. Case C‑360/12.
Legal basis
- TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY PART SIX : GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE 235
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