Reports of Cases

2007 I-01017

Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling -- Landgericht Nürnberg--Fürth (Germany) -- Interpretation of Article 5(1)(a) and Article 6(1)(b) of Directive No 89/104/EEC: First Directive of the Council to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (OJ L 40, p.1) -- Right of the proprietor of a trademark to oppose its use by a third person -- Reproduction of the logo of a motor vehicle manufacturer on toy model cars

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Directive 89/104 -A05P1 : paragraphs 33, -
• 3731989L0104 -A05P1LA : paragraphs 1, 14, -
• 3031989L0104 -A05P2 : paragraphs 33, -
• 3731989L0104 -A05P3 : paragraph N
• 1631989L -A05P3LA : paragraph N
• 2031989L0104 -A05P3LB : paragraph N
• 2031989L0104 -A06P1LA : paragraph N
• 3831989L0104 -A06P1LB : paragraphs 1, 38, -
• 4931989L0104 -A06P1LC : paragraph N
• 3961997CJ0108 : paragraph N
• 4262000CJ0292 : paragraph N
• 3362001CJ0206 : paragraphs 16 - 18, 20
• 2162002CJ0245 : paragraph N
• 2162002CJ0456 : paragraph N
• 3162004CJ0258 : paragraph 31

Operative part

• Interprets : Directive 89/104 -A05P1LA
• Interprets : Directive 89/104 -A05P2
• Interprets : Directive 89/104 -A06P1LB

Opinion

• Directive 89/104 -A05P1 : points 22, 23
  
• Directive 89/104 -A05P1LA : points 1, 20, 24
  
• Directive 89/104 -A06P1LB : points 1, 48 - 61
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -102/77 : point 26
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -63/97 : points 20, 23
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -299/99 : point 26
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -2/00 : point 32
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -40/01 : point 26
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -206/01 : points 22, 24, 25, 27 - 29
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -100/02 : point 55
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -245/02 : points 29, 58, 59
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -228/03 : point 56
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 08/02/2005

Date of the Opinion

• 07/03/2006

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

25/01/2007

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 82 from 02.04.2005, p.15

Judgment: OJ C 56 from 10.03.2007, p.4

Name of the parties

Adam Opel

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Karl, Roland: Anbringung des Opel-Logos auf Modellfahrzeug, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2007 p.181 (DE)
2. Mariatte, Flavien: Marque, Europe 2007 Mars Comm. nº 102 p.23-24 (FR)
3. Karl, Roland: Die markenrechtliche Stellung des Modellherstellers gegenüber dem Hersteller des Vorbilds, Ecolex 2007 p.269 (DE)
4. Vatankhah, Parwis: Benutzung einer fremden Marke als Teil einer Gesamtkopie, European Law Reporter 2007 p.93-99 (DE)
5. Casaburi, G.: Il Foro italiano 2007 IV Col.137-138 (IT)
6. Körber, Thomas C. ; Tomy Lee, U-Ju: Rechtliche Bewertung der Markenbenutzung in Computerspielen nach dem Opel-Blitz-Urteil des EuGH, Wettbewerb in Recht und Praxis 2007 p.609-615 (DE)
7. Kosmopoulos, M.: Epitheorisis tou Emporikou Dikaiou 2007 p.157-160 (EL)
8. Pihlajarinne, Taina: EY-tuomioistuimen Opel-ratkaisu (25.1.2007, C-48/05): tavaramerkin käyttö auton pienoismallissa, Lakimies 2007 p.624-631 (FI)
9. Brdarski, Stojan: In the aftermath of Opel v. Autec - Is the requirement of trade mark use relevant or not?, Nordiskt immateriellt rättsskydd 2007 p.255-269 (EN)
10. Skubisz, Ryszard: Używanie zarejestrowanego oznaczenia jako przesłanka naruszenia prawa z rejestracji znaku towarowego - glosa do wyroku ETS z 25.01.2007 r. w sprawie C-48/05 Adam Opel, Europejski Przegląd Sądowy 2007 Vol. 12 p.41-45 (PL)
11. Koppensteiner, Hans-Georg: Markenverletzung und Merkmalsangabe?, Ecolex 2007 p.873-874 (DE)
12. Koppensteiner, Hans-Georg: Memo: Lauterkeitsrechtlicher Schutz für bekannte Marken?, Ecolex 2007 p.874 (DE)
13. Koppensteiner, Hans-Georg: Marke und Spielzeug, Ecolex 2007 p.693-696 (DE)
14. Koppensteiner, Hans-Georg: Memo: Schutz der bekannten Marke nur bei fehlender Warenähnlichkeit, Ecolex 2007 p.696-697 (DE)
15. Visser, Dirk: Schaalmodellenrecht, Een eigen, oorspronkelijk karakter : opstellen aangeboden aan prof. mr. Jaap H. Spoor (Ed. DeLex - Amsterdam) 2007 p.367-376 (NL)
16. Azéma, Jacques: Propriétés incorporelles. Propriété industrielle, Revue trimestrielle de droit commercial et de droit économique 2007 p.712-715 (FR)
17. Vida, Sándor: A védjegyoltalom tartalma, terjedelme - az Európai Bíróság ítélete az OPEL-ügyben, Iparjogvédelmi és Szerzői Jogi Szemle 2007 3.szám p.48-59 (HU)
18. Gielen, Charles ; Verschuur, Anne-Marie: Adidas v Marca II: Undue Limitations of Trade Mark Owner's Rights by the European Court of Justice?, European Intellectual Property Review 2008 p.254-258 (EN)
19. Gielen, Ch.: Jurisprudentie Intellectuele Eigendom 1953-2014 (Ed. 2015 Ars Aequi Libri, Nijmegen) 2015 p.123-125 (NL)
20. Gielen, Ch.: Opel/Autec, Ars aequi 2019 p.320-323 (NL)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Landgericht Nürnberg-Fürth - Germany

Subject-matter

• Approximation of laws
  
• Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Markengesetz (MarkenG), Paragraphen 14 und 23

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

première chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Ilešič

Advocate General

Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer

Language(s) of the Case

• German
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• Spanish