Judgment of the Court of 8 June 1971.

Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft mbH v Metro-SB-Großmärkte GmbH & Co. KG.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Oberlandesgericht Hamburg - Germany.

Sound recordings.

Case 78-70.


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:1971:59
08/06/1971 Deutsche Grammophon v Metro SB
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:1971:59
08/06/1971 Deutsche Grammophon v Metro SB
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:1971:42
28/04/1971 Deutsche Grammophon v Metro SB
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

1971 00487

Danish 1971/00125 Greek 1969-1971/00839 Portuguese 1971/00183 Spanish 1971/00123 Swedish I/00575 Finnish I/00577

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

1.
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-19 Legal proceedings
    B-19.04 Reference for a preliminary ruling
      B-19.04.02 Jurisdiction of the Court of Justice
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-01 Principles and citizenship of the Union
    B-01.03 Obligations of the Member States
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      B-07.01.01 Prohibition of agreements, decisions and concerted practices
        B-07.01.01.04 Agreements that are incompatible with the common market: examples
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-02 Free movement of goods
    B-02.02 Prohibition of quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect in trade between Member States
      B-02.02.03 Derogations
        B-02.02.03.04 Protection of industrial and commercial property
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-02 Free movement of goods
    B-02.02 Prohibition of quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect in trade between Member States
      B-02.02.03 Derogations
        B-02.02.03.04 Protection of industrial and commercial property
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-02 Free movement of goods
    B-02.02 Prohibition of quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect in trade between Member States
      B-02.02.02 Measures having equivalent effect
        B-02.02.02.05 Rules concerning the production, denomination and marketing of products
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.02 Dominant position
      B-07.02.04 Abuse of a dominant position
        B-07.02.04.02 Examples of abuse


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 08/10/1970

Date of the Opinion

  • 28/04/1971

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

08/06/1971


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 8 from 29.01.1971, p.2

Judgment: OJ C 65 from 29.06.1971, p.14

Name of the parties

Deutsche Grammophon v Metro SB

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Alexander, Willy: Het EEG-verdrag en het industriële eigendomsrecht der Lid-Staten, Nederlands juristenblad 1971 p.1079-1087
  2. Alexander, Willy: Cahiers de droit européen 1971 p.594-609
  3. Collin, Robert: Annales de la propriété industrielle, artistique et littéraire 1971 I p.224-233
  4. Deringer, Arved ; Sedemund, Jochim: Außenwirtschaftsdienst des Betriebs-Beraters / Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft 1971 p.341-343
  5. Olivier, Daniel A.: The Exercise of an Industrial Property Right to Partition Markets within the EEC is Violative of the Basic Policy Providing for Free Movement of Goods Embodied in the Treaty of Rome, Texas International Law Journal 1971-72 p.516-523
  6. Emmerich, Volker: Juristische Schulung 1971 p.597-598
  7. Marchini-Camia, Antonio: Esercizio dei diritti della proprietà industriale e tutela della libertà di concorrenza nella CEE, Il diritto negli scambi internazionali 1971 p.463-477
  8. Schröter, Helmuth: Zur Rechtsprechung des Europäischen Gerichtshofes auf dem Gebiet der gewerblichen Schutzrechte, Wettbewerb in Recht und Praxis 1971 p.356-364
  9. Wertheimer, H.W.: Annotatie op het DGG/Metro-arrest, S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 1971 p.659-677
  10. Cohen Jehoram, H.: Vóór en na het DGG/Metro-arrest, Bijblad bij de industriële eigendom 1972 p.186-192
  11. Möhring, Philipp: Der Re-import von Ton- und Bildträgern, Archiv für Urheber-, Film-, Funk- und Theaterrecht UFITA 1972 Bd.64 p.195-206
  12. Cohen Jehoram, H.: Le regole di concorrenza nella CEE prima e dopo il caso Deutsche Grammophon, Rivista di diritto industriale 1973 I p.345-364
  13. Defalque, Lucette: L'apport de l'arrêt Deutsche Grammophon à la jurisprudence communautaire, Revue de droit intellectuel : l'ingénieur-conseil 1973 p.21-49
  14. Johannes, Hartmut: Das Urteil des Gerichtshofes im Falle Deutsche Grammophon/Metro, Schriftenreihe Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft 1973 Bd.9 p.37-59
  15. Johannes, Hartmut: L'arrêt de la Cour dans l'affaire "Deutsche Grammophon contre Metro", Revue trimestrielle de droit européen 1973 p.392-411
  16. De Sanctis, Lorenzo: Aspetti di diritto industriale nella giurisprudenza della Corte di giustizia delle Comunità europee, Il diritto di autore 1973 p.158-176
  17. Windisch, Ernst: Gemeinsamer Markt und Schutzrechtsverbrauch, Festschrift für Georg Röber. Schriftenreihe der UFITA 1973 Bd.46 p.707-723
  18. Möhring, Philipp: Der Re-Import von Ton- und Bildträgern, Festschrift für Georg Röber. Schriftenreihe der UFITA 1973 Bd.46 p.369-383
  19. Melville, L.W.: Trade Marks in Europe, New Law Journal 1974 p.433-434
  20. Joliet, R. ; Delsaux, P.: Le droit d'auteur dans la jurisprudence de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes, Cahiers de droit européen 1985 p.381-401
  21. Cicala, Curzio: Esercizio del diritto ed abuso di posizione dominante, La funzione amministrativa 1989 p.430-462
  22. Savu, Tiberiu: Decizia Curții din 8 iunie 1971. Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft mbH c. Metro-SB-Großmärkte GmbH & Co. KG. Cerere de decizie prejudiciară: Oberlandesgericht Hamburg-Germania. Suporturi de sunet. Cauza 78/70, Revista românã de drept comunitar 2005 nº 01 p.150
  23. Mestmäcker, Ernst-Joachim: Das Ende der Schutzrechtsgrenzen im Gemeinsamen Markt - Zum Grammophon-Urteil des Europäischen Gerichtshofs, Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker : Beiträge zum Urheberrecht 2006 Bd.3 p.31-54



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht Hamburg - Germany

Subject-matter

  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • - Dominant position
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

Information not available

Judge-Rapporteur

Monaco

Advocate General

Roemer

Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • German