Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 4 December 2019

Consorzio Tutela Aceto Balsamico di Modena v Balema GmbH

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs — Regulations (EC) No 510/2006 and (EU) No 1151/2012 — Article 13(1) — Regulation (EC) No 583/2009 — Article 1 — Registration of the name ‘Aceto Balsamico di Modena (PGI)’ — Protection of the non-geographical components of that name — Scope

Case C-432/18


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
17/01/2020 Consorzio Tutela Aceto Balsamico di Modena
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2019:1045
04/12/2019 Consorzio Tutela Aceto Balsamico di Modena
Application (OJ)
09/11/2018 Consorzio Tutela Aceto Balsamico di Modena
Request for a preliminary ruling
02/07/2018 Consorzio Tutela Aceto Balsamico di Modena
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2019:650
29/07/2019 Consorzio Tutela Aceto Balsamico di Modena
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

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

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.03 Agriculture and fisheries
    4.03.04 Harmonization of laws
      4.03.04.03 Protection of geographical ascriptions and registered designations of origin


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 02/07/2018

Date of the Opinion

  • 29/07/2019

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

04/12/2019


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 36 from 03.02.2020, p.9

Application: OJ C 427 from 26.11.2018, p.3

Name of the parties

Consorzio Tutela Aceto Balsamico di Modena

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Contardi, Magali: No proprietary protection for individual non-geographical components of protected geographical denominations, says AG Hogan, Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice 2019 p.838-840 (EN)
  2. Rigaux, Anne: Circulation des marchandises - Indications géographiques protégées, Europe 2020 Février Comm. nº 2 p. 52 (FR)
  3. Guerrieri, Flavia: Authorised Use of the Non-Geographical Term ‘Balsamico’ - Aceto Balsamico di Modena : case note, Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht INT 2020 p. 651-653 (EN)
  4. Schoene, Volker: Anmerkung zu EuGH - ,,Aceto Balsamico di Modena", Zeitschrift für das gesamte Lebensmittelrecht 2020 p. 25-46 (DE)
  5. Petit, Yves: Revue de droit rural 2020 nº 480 p. 52-53 (FR)
  6. Le Goffic, Caroline: Droit des marques et autres signes distintifs. Indications géographiques, Propriétés intellectuelles 2020 n° 74 p. 78-80 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Bundesgerichtshof - Germany

Subject-matter

  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • - Foodstuffs
  • Consumer protection
  • 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

cinquième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Jarukaitis

Advocate General

Hogan

Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • English