Case C‑367/21

Hewlett Packard Development Company LP

v

Senetic S.A.

(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie)

 Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 18 January 2024

(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Free movement of goods – Articles 34 and 36 TFEU – Intellectual property – EU trade mark – Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Article 13 – Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Article 15 – Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a trade mark – Placing on the market within the Union or European Economic Area (EEA) – Consent of the proprietor of the trade mark – Place where goods were first put on the market by the proprietor of the trade mark or with his or her consent – Burden of proof)

1.        EU trade mark – Effects of the EU trade mark – Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a trade mark – Conditions – Product put on the market in the European Economic Area – Consent of the proprietor

(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 15(1); Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 13(1))

(see paragraphs 50-54)

2.        EU trade mark – Effects of the EU trade mark – Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a trade mark – Rule placing the burden of proof on the third party relying on exhaustion – Whether permissible – Exceptions – Scope

(Arts 34 and 36 TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 15(1); Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 13(1))

(see paragraphs 58-67, operative part)

See the text of the decision.