Reports of Cases

2003 I-02799

Subject-matter

Article 5(1) of the First Directive of the Council to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (89/104/EEC) - Prohibition on using a "sign identical with a mark" - Use of the distinctive feature of a mark without use of the other elements - Use of all the components of a mark with new elements - "Arthur...et Félicie"

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Directive 89/104 -A02 : paragraph 45
• Directive 89/104 -A04 : paragraph 40
• Directive 89/104 -A04P1 : paragraph 5
• Directive 89/104 -A04P1LA : paragraphs 40 - 43
• Directive 89/104 -A05P1 : paragraphs 6, 47
• Directive 89/104 -A05P1LA : paragraphs 1, 22, 23, 41 - 43, 49, 50, 54
• Directive 89/104 -A05P1LB : paragraphs 48, 50
• Directive 89/104 -C1 : paragraph 3
• Directive 89/104 -C3 : paragraph 3
• Directive 89/104 -C10 : paragraph 4
• Regulation 40/94 -A08P1LA : paragraph 41
• Regulation 40/94 -A09P1LA : paragraph 41
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -3/78 : paragraph 44
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -35/85 : paragraph 38
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -337/95 : paragraph 47
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -349/95 : paragraph 46
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -342/97 : paragraph 52
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -379/97 : paragraph 44
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -107/98 : paragraph 38
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -425/98 : paragraph 48
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -517/99 : paragraph 45
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -206/01 : paragraphs 44 - 46

Operative part

• Interprets : Directive 89/104 -A05P1LA

Opinion

• Directive 89/104 : points 18, 24, 26, 28 - 30, 34
  
• Directive 89/104 -A03P1 : point 34
  
• Directive 89/104 -A04P1 : point 2
  
• Directive 89/104 -A04P1LA : points 5, 19, 21, 33, 39, 41
  
• Directive 89/104 -A04P1LB : points 5, 20, 33
  
• Directive 89/104 -A05 : point 26
  
• Directive 89/104 -A05P1 : point 3
  
• Directive 89/104 -A05P1LA : points 1, 5, 15, 17, 21, 33, 39, 41, 48, 53
  
• Directive 89/104 -A05P1LB : points 5, 20, 33, 48
  
• Directive 89/104 -A06 : point 26
  
• Directive 89/104 -A07 : point 26
  
• Directive 89/104 -C1 : point 33
  
• Directive 89/104 -C3 : point 26
  
• Directive 89/104 -C10 : points 4, 33
  
• Regulation 40/94 : points 24, 28
  
• Regulation 40/94 -A08P1LA : points 5, 21
  
• Regulation 40/94 -A08P1LB : point 5
  
• Regulation 40/94 -A09P1LA : points 5, 21
  
• Regulation 40/94 -A09P1LB : point 5
  
• Decision 94/800 : point 35
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -10/89 : point 38
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -251/95 : point 46
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -355/96 : point 18
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -342/97 : point 46
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -383/99 : point 52
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -414/99 : point 26
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -2/00 : point 45
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 26/07/2000

Date of the Opinion

• 17/01/2002

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

20/03/2003

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 273 from 23.09.2000, p.9

Judgment: OJ C 112 from 10.05.2003, p.3

Name of the parties

LTJ Diffusion

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Buhrow, Astrid: Wann sind Marken identisch?, European Law Reporter 2003 p.166-167 (DE)
2. Visser, D.J.G.: Art. 13 A lid 1 sub a BMW geldt alleen voor (vrijwel) identieke tekens zonder toevoeging, Bijblad bij de industriële eigendom 2003 p.203 (NL)
3. Drijber, B.J.: Ondernemingsrecht 2003 p.308-309 (NL)
4. Speyart, Herman M.H.: Intellectuele eigendom & Reclamerecht 2003 p.241 (NL)
5. Jorio, Massimo: Giurisprudenza italiana 2003 p.1173 (IT)
6. Durrande, Sylviane: Contrefaçon par reproduction. Notion de reproduction, Recueil Le Dalloz 2003 Jur. p.2686 (FR)
7. Spoor, J.H.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2004 nº 208 (NL)
8. Van der Kooij, P.A.C.E.: De minimis curat praetor, Bijblad bij de industriële eigendom 2004 p.136-139 (NL)
9. Bonet, Georges: Revue trimestrielle de droit européen 2004 p.97-134 (FR)
10. Anemaet, Lotte: Beslissen in sub a zaken: onnodig ingewikkeld?, Berichten industriële eigendom 2019 p.2-13 (NL)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Tribunal de grande instance de Paris - France

Subject-matter

• Approximation of laws
  
• Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Code de la propriété intellectuelle, art. L 713-2 et L 713-3

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

Macken

Advocate General

Jacobs

Language(s) of the Case

• French
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• English