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European Communities L-2925 Luxembourg |
PROTOCOLE 2 ANNEXED TO THE LUGANO CONVENTION |
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Library, Research and Documentation |
Recent case-law relating to the Brussels and Lugano Conventions on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial matters |
Convention Art. 6 (1)
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| Court | : | Court of Appeal |  |
| Date | : | 18.11.1997 |
| Parties | : | Boston Scientific Ltd, Boston Scientific
International BV et Scimed Life Systems Inc. / Cordis Corporation et Cordis
(UK) Ltd
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| Keywords | : | Reference for a preliminary ruling
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| E-57 | Brussels Convention - Relationship to other conventions - Conventions in
relation to particular matters - European Patent Convention - Action for
infringement - Applicability of the Brussels Convention - Request for
interpretation |
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| E-16.04 E-19 E-22 |
Brussels Convention - Exclusive jurisdiction - Matters relating to
industrial or commercial property - Action for infringement of patents granted
under the European Patent Convention and registered in two Contracting States
- Action before the courts of one of these States (Netherlands) - Action
introduced in another Contracting State (United Kingdom), for a declaration of
non-infringement and for revocation of the patents - Connecting link, in the
latter State, between the questions of infringement and validity -
Applicability of the rules on exclusive competence under Article 16, point 4,
and requirement for the court second seised to decline jurisdiction - Request
for interpretation |
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| E-24 | Brussels Convention - Provisional or protective measures - Action brought in
a Contracting State in the absence of proceedings on the substance of the
matter in another Contracting State - Admissibility - Request for
interpretation |
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| E-06.01 |
Brussels Convention - Special jurisdiction - Number of defendants - Jurisdiction
of the courts for the place where one of the co-defendants is domiciled -
Conditions - Connecting link between the actions - Action relating to
infringements of patents registered in two Contracting States, some committed
by the defendant domiciled in the State of the court seised and others
committed by the defendant not so domiciled - Request for interpretation |
| Annexes | : | Publication in the Official Journal of the E.C. (in
French and in English) Decision in original language (English) |
