Judgment of the Court of 23 February 1999.

Bayerische Motorenwerke AG (BMW) and BMW Nederland BV v Ronald Karel Deenik.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Hoge Raad - Netherlands.

Trade-marks directive - Unauthorised use of the BMW trade mark in advertisements for a garage business.

Case C-63/97.


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:1999:82
23/02/1999 BMW
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:1999:82
23/02/1999 BMW
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:1998:160
02/04/1998 BMW
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

1999 I-00905

Subject-matter

Preliminary ruling ─ Hoge Raad, Netherlands ─ Interpretation of Directive 89/104/EEC: First Council Directive to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks ─ Power of the Member States to adopt transitional measures ─ Interpretation of Article 5 with regard to the conduct of an undertaking which deals in second-hand cars and offers repair and maintenance services, describing itself as a specialist in regard to a trade mark

Systematic classification scheme

1.
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-11 Approximation of laws
    B-11.07 Harmonisation of trade mark law
      B-11.07.00 General
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-11 Approximation of laws
    B-11.07 Harmonisation of trade mark law
      B-11.07.03 Effects of a mark
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-11 Approximation of laws
    B-11.07 Harmonisation of trade mark law
      B-11.07.03 Effects of a mark
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-11 Approximation of laws
    B-11.07 Harmonisation of trade mark law
      B-11.07.03 Effects of a mark


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 13/02/1997

Date of the Opinion

  • 02/04/1998

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

23/02/1999


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 108 from 05.04.1997, p.14

Judgment: OJ C 121 from 01.05.1999, p.2

Name of the parties

BMW

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Joller, Gallus: Von Mercedes zu BMW: Marke und Ankündigungsrecht, European Law Reporter 1999 p.104
  2. Mok, M.R.: Ondernemingsrecht 1999 p.143
  3. Speyart, H.M.H.: BMW/Deenik: beter bij de verdeler?, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 1999 p.126-129
  4. R.d.R.: Intellectuele eigendom & Reclamerecht 1999 p.117-119
  5. Bercovitz Alvarez, Raúl: La utilización de una marca por empresa distinta del titular, como medio de publicitar la reventa o la reparación de productos previamente comercializados por el titular de la misma (Comentario a la Sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia de las Comunidades Europeas de 23 de febrero de 1999), Gaceta Jurídica de la U.E. y de la Competencia 1999 nº 201 p.59-67
  6. Levi, Aldo: L'uso pubblicitario del marchio altrui da parte di chi vende automobili di marca e presta su di esse servizi di assistenza ("collateral use"), Rivista di diritto industriale 1999 II p.385-393
  7. Jazottes, Gérard ; Luby, Monique ; Poillot-Peruzzetto, Sylvaine: Revue trimestrielle de droit commercial et de droit économique 1999 p.814-817
  8. Soufleros, Ilias: Parallilo emporio kai dikaioma sto sima kata tin odigia 89/104/EOK. Me aformi tin apofasi tou DEK tis 23.2.1999 stin ypothesi C-63/97, BMW, Epitheorisis tou Emporikou Dikaiou 1999 p.431-444
  9. Gruber, Michael: Kfz-Werkstätte und Markenschutz - EuGH Rs C-63/97 "BMW", Wirtschaftsrechtliche Blätter 1999 p.539-542
  10. Feer Verkade, D.W. ; Bruining, Leonore D.: Zur Frage der markenmäßigen Benutzung im Benelux- und im Europäischen Markenrecht, Markenrecht 2000 p.41-45
  11. Bonet, Georges: Propriété industrielle. L'usage de la marque d'un tiers, Revue trimestrielle de droit européen 2000 p.122-126
  12. Gotzen, Frank: De Europese merkenrichtlijn en de wederverkoop van auto's. Enkele kanttekeningen bij het arrest van het Hof van Justitie in de zaak BMW/Deenik, Informatierecht 2000 p.111-113
  13. Gotzen, Frank: La distribution automobile face au droit communautaire et Benelux des marques. Quelques remarques à l'occasion de l'arrêt de la Cour de justice dans l'affaire BMW/Deenik, Revue de droit intellectuel : l'ingénieur conseil 2000 p.199-207
  14. Gioia, Federica: L'uso descrittivo del segno tra diritto dei marchi e concorrenza sleale: il caso BMW, Rivista di diritto industriale 2000 I p.172-184
  15. Spoor, J.H.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2001 nº 134
  16. Ludding, Rob: Het merk BMW, Onze Keus: pirouettes in het gemeenschapsrecht (Ed. Pels Rijcken en Drooglever Fortuijn) 2001 p.117-125
  17. Spoor, J.H.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Intellectuele eigendomsrecht : gepubliceerde rechtspraak met annotaties in 2001 en 2002 (Ed. Kluwer - Deventer) 2003 p.32-36
  18. Kur, Annette: Merchandising im Spielzeug-Markt - wie weit reicht die "Eigentums-Logik"?, Perspektiven des geistigen Eigentums und Wettbewerbsrechts : Festschrift für Gerhard Schricker 2005 p. 835-844
  19. Koppensteiner, Hans-Georg: Memo: Lauterkeitsrechtlicher Schutz für bekannte Marken?, Ecolex 2007 p.874



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Hoge Raad der Nederlanden - Netherlands

Subject-matter

  • Approximation of laws
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property

Provisions of national law referred to

Eenvormige beneluxwet van 19 maart 1962 op de merken, art. 13A

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

Cour plénière (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Gulmann

Advocate General

Jacobs

Language(s) of the Case

  • Dutch

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • English