Reports of Cases
1978 01139
Greek 1978/00351 Portuguese 1978/00391 Spanish 1978/00317 Swedish IV/00107 Finnish IV/00107
Subject-matter
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Systematic classification scheme
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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
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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
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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
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Citations of case-law or legislation
References in grounds of judgment
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EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 36
: paragraphs 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 16
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EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 30
: paragraph 6
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EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 86
: paragraphs 15, 16
Operative part
Opinion
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EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 36
: pages 1170, 1173- 1177, 1179, 1180, 1183
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -107/76
: pages 1170, 1173
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EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 86
: pages 1173, 1182, 1183
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -78/70
: page 1174
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -192/73
: page 1174
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -15/74
: page 1174
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -16/74
: pages 1174, 1175, 1177, 1181
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -119/75
: pages 1174, 1175
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -119/75
-N6 : page 1174
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -16/74
-N8 : page 1175
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -16/74
-N10 : page 1175
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -192/73
-N15 : page 1175
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -16/74
-N22 : page 1177
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Directive 65/65
-A04 : page 1181
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Directive 65/65
-A03 : page 1181
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Directive 65/65
-A13 : page 1181
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -40/70
-N17 : page 1183
Dates
Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings
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Date of the Opinion
Date of the hearing
Information not available
Date of delivery
23/05/1978
References
Publication in the Official Journal
Application: OJ C 211 from 03.09.1977, p.7
Judgment: OJ C 138 from 13.06.1978, p.2
Name of the parties
Hoffman-La Roche v Centrafarm
Notes on Academic Writings
- Dauses, Manfred A.: Juristenzeitung 1978 p.514-516 (DE)
- Beier, Friedrich-Karl: Grenzen der Erschöpfungslehre im Markenrecht. Zur Beurteilung des Vertriebs umgepackter und neu gekennzeichneter Originalware in den Ländern der Europäischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft, Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht, internationaler Teil 1978 p.263-276 (DE)
- Beier, Friedrich-Karl: Les limites de la théorie de l'épuisement en droit des marques. Le problème de la vente de produits originaux reconditionnés et nouvellement marqués dans les pays de la Communauté européenne, Revue internationale de la propriété industrielle et artistique 1978 nº 114 p.191-209 (FR)
- Fezer: Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht 1978 p.604-605 (DE)
- Cohen Jehoram, H.: Ars aequi 1978 p.643-647 (NL)
- Pardolesi, R.: Il Foro italiano 1978 IV Col.442-444 (IT)
- Burst, Jean-Jacques ; Kovar, Robert: Le reconditionnement de produits marques et le droit communautaire, La Semaine juridique - édition entreprise 1978 II 12830 (FR)
- Braun, Antoine: La fonction d'indication de provenance de la marque, Journal des tribunaux 1978 p.682-684 (FR)
- Tinnion, John: EEC Competition Checklist, European Law Review 1978 p.498-499 (EN)
- Guy, Diana: Centrafarm - Again!, European Intellectual Property Review 1978 p.34-37 (EN)
- Van Nieuwenhoven Helbach, E.A.: S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 1979 p.170-176 (NL)
- Kleist, Holde: Warenzeichenfragen im Zusammenhang mit Parallelimporten von Arzneimitteln. Die Auslegung der Artikel 30, 36 EWG-Vertrag in den Centrafarm-Entscheidungen des Europäischen Gerichtshofs, Wettbewerb in Recht und Praxis 1979 p.23-27 (DE)
- Röttger, Martin: Die Bedeutung von Art. 36 Satz 2 EG-Vertrag, Wettbewerb in Recht und Praxis 1979 p.292-295 (DE)
- Van Empel, Martijn: Centrafarm Revisited. A Few Comments on Cases 102/77 and 3/78, Common Market Law Review 1979, Volume 16, Issue 2, p. 251-258 (EN)
- Van Empel, Martijn: Centrafarm und das europäische Markenrecht. Bemerkungen zu den Entscheidungen des Europäischen Gerichtshofs in den Rechtssachen 102/77 und 3/78, Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht, internationaler Teil 1979 p.539-543 (DE)
- Alexander, W.: Droit de marque et droit communautaire, Cahiers de droit européen 1979 p. 75-82 (FR)
- Wichers Hoeth, L.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 1979 nº 336 (NL)
- Guglielmetti, Giannantonio: Libera circolazione delle merci all'interno della CEE e riconfezionamento del prodotto da parte di un terzo, senza il consenso del titolare del marchio, Rivista di diritto industriale 1979 I p.67-81 (IT)
- De Wit, Severin: Centrafarm III/IV: een merkenrechtelijke ontwikkeling? Een reactie op Van Nieuwenhoven-Helbach, S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 1979 p.472-477 (NL)
- Harris, Bryan: The "Exhaustion Principle" and the Centrafarm Cases, European Law Review 1979 p.379-389 (EN)
- Kovar, Robert: Journal du droit international 1979 p.903-912 (FR)
- Röttger, Martin: AHPC and Centrafarm. The Court's Decision in the Light of its Earlier Rulings, European Intellectual Property Review 1980 p.322-329 (EN)
- Cicala, Curzio: Esercizio del diritto ed abuso di posizione dominante, La funzione amministrativa 1989 p.430-462 (IT)
- Van Nieuwenhoven Helbach, E.A.: Annotaties Hof van Justitie EG (Ed. W.E.J. Tjeenk Willink - Zwolle) 1995 p.352-358 (NL)
- De Wit, Severin: Centrafarm III/IV: een merkenrechtelijke ontwikkeling? Een reactie op Van Nieuwenhoven-Helbach, Annotaties Hof van Justitie EG (Ed. W.E.J. Tjeenk Willink - Zwolle) 1995 p.358-363 (NL)
- Handler, Michael: The Distinctive Problem of European Trade Mark Law, European Intellectual Property Review 2005 p.306-312 (EN)
Procedural Analysis Information
Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling
Landgericht Freiburg - Germany
Subject-matter
- Free movement of goods
- System of property ownership
- Competition
- - Dominant position
Provisions of national law referred to
Warenzeichengesetz (WZG), Paragraph 15 Abs. 1 Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen (GWB), Paragraph 22 Abs. 5
Provisions of international law referred to
Information not available
Procedure and result
- Reference for a preliminary ruling
Formation of the Court
Cour plénière (Cour)
Judge-Rapporteur
Sørensen
Advocate General
Capotorti
Language(s) of the Case
Language(s) of the Opinion