Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 July 2016

Brite Strike Technologies Inc. v Brite Strike Technologies SA

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Den Haag

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Article 22(4) — Jurisdiction in intellectual property disputes — Article 71 — Conventions concluded by the Member States on particular matters — Benelux Convention on intellectual property — Jurisdiction in disputes concerning Benelux trade marks and designs — Article 350 TFEU

Case C-230/15


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex
Judgment (OJ)
26/08/2016 Brite Strike Technologies
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
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Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2016:560		 14/07/2016 Brite Strike Technologies
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2016:560		 14/07/2016 Brite Strike Technologies
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2016:366		 26/05/2016 Brite Strike Technologies
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
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Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.02 Judicial cooperation in civil matters
      4.06.02.01 Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments – Civil and commercial matters
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.02 Judicial cooperation in civil matters
      4.06.02.01 Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments – Civil and commercial matters
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.02 Judicial cooperation in civil matters
      4.06.02.01 Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments – Civil and commercial matters


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 20/05/2015

Date of the Opinion

  • 26/05/2016

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

14/07/2016


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 335 from 12.09.2016, p.21

Application: OJ C 254 from 03.08.2015, p.8

Name of the parties

Brite Strike Technologies

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Idot, Laurence: Conflit de conventions, Europe 2016 Octobre Comm. nº 10 p.41-42 (FR)
  2. Nourissat, Cyril: Convention PI et règlement « Bruxelles I », Procédures 2016 nº 12 p.27 (FR)
  3. Tilmann, Winfried: Gerichtliche Zuständigkeit für Rechtsstreitigkeiten im Bereich des geistigen Eigentums, IWRZ – Zeitschrift für internationales Wirtschaftsrecht 2016 p.280 (DE)
  4. Strikwerda, L.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2017 Afl.14 p.2171-2172 (NL)
  5. Idot, Laurence: Compétence exclusive en matière d'inscription ou de validité de titres de propriété intellectuelle, Europe 2017 décembre nº 12 p.45 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Rechtbank Den Haag - Netherlands

Subject-matter

  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Convention Benelux en matière de propriété intellectuelle (marques et dessins ou modèles) (25/02/2005), art. 4.6

Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling
  • Reference for a preliminary ruling : case not proceeding to judgment

Formation of the Court

deuxième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Ilešič

Advocate General

Saugmandsgaard Øe

Language(s) of the Case

  • Dutch

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • French