Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 23 January 2014

Nintendo Co. Ltd and Others v PC Box Srl and 9Net Srl

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Milano

Directive 2001/29/EC — Copyright and related rights in the information society — Concept of ‘technological measures’ — Protection device — Equipment and protected complementary products — Similar complementary devices, products or components from other undertakings — Exclusion of any interoperability between them — Scope of those technological measures — Relevance

Case C‑355/12


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
14/03/2014 Nintendo and Others
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2014:25
23/01/2014 Nintendo and Others
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2014:25
23/01/2014 Nintendo and Others
Application (OJ)
14/09/2012 Nintendo and Others
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2013:581
19/09/2013 Nintendo and Others
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
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.09 Harmonised intellectual property rights
      4.11.09.03 Copyright and related rights
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.09 Harmonised intellectual property rights
      4.11.09.03 Copyright and related rights
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.09 Harmonised intellectual property rights
      4.11.09.03 Copyright and related rights


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

Information not available

Date of the Opinion

  • 19/09/2013

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

23/01/2014


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 295 from 29.09.2012, p.23

Judgment: OJ C 93 from 29.03.2014, p.8

Name of the parties

Nintendo and Others

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Leupold, Andreas: Umgehung technischer Schutzvorkehrungen in Spielekonsolen, Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht PRAX 2014 p.57 (DE)
  2. Roset, Sébastien: Droits d'auteurs et droits voisins, Europe 2014 Mars Comm. nº 3 p.30-31 (FR)
  3. Costes, Lionel: Précisions de la CJUE sur l'utilisation de mesures techniques de protection, Droit de l'immatériel : informatique, médias, communication 2014 nº 101 p.27-28 (FR)
  4. Karl, Harald: Urheberrecht: Voraussetzungen der rechtmäßigen Umgehung eines Schutzsystems für Videospielkonsolen, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2014 p.306-307 (DE)
  5. Koelman, K.J.: AMI: Tijdschrift voor auteurs-, media & informatierecht 2014 p.63-65 (NL)
  6. Newton, Heather ; Moir, Andrew ; Montagnon, Rachel: CJEU increases burden on manufacturers of games consoles to prove the unlawfulness of devices circumventing technological protection measures and that their TPMs are proportionate , Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice 2014 p.456-458 (EN)
  7. Cassart, Alexandre ; Cruquenaire, Alexandre: Arrêt "Nintendo" : quelle protection pour les mesures techniques?, Journal de droit européen 2014 nº 209 p. 201-202 (FR)
  8. Galopin, Benoît: Affaire Nintendo : la CJUE précise les conditions de protection des mesures techniques, Droit de l'immatériel : informatique, médias, communication 2014 nº 102 p.58-63 (FR)
  9. Lefèvre, Audrey: Affaire Nintendo : l'étendue de la protection des mesures techniques de protection de la directive n° 2001/29 précisée par la Cour, Droit de l'immatériel : informatique, médias, communication 2014 nº 102 p.64-71 (FR)
  10. Minero Alejandre, Gemma: Videogames, consoles and technological measures: the Nintendo v PC Box and 9Net Case, European Intellectual Property Review 2014 p.335-339 (EN)
  11. Oehler, Claas: EuGH: Umgehung des Schutzsystems für eine Videospielkonsole, Multimedia und Recht 2014 p.403-405 (DE)
  12. Riede, Lutz ; Wanik, Anna: Zur Zulässigkeit der Umgehung des Schutzsystems für Videospielkonsolen, Medien und Recht 2014 p.72-75 (DE)
  13. Eijsvogels, F.W.E.: Intellectuele eigendom & Reclamerecht 2014 p.216-220 (NL)
  14. Walter, Michel M.: Technische Schutzmaßnahmen - Nintendo-Spielkonsole, MR-Int : Internationale Rundschau zum Medienrecht, IP- & IT-Recht 2014 p.77-78 (DE)
  15. Rauch, Thomas: Technische Schutzmaßnahmen im Urheberrecht - Anmerkungen zum Nintendo-Urteil des EuGH C-355/12, Medien und Recht 2014 p.303-308 (DE)
  16. Bruguière, Jean-Michel: Droits voisins. Défense des droits, Propriétés intellectuelles 2014 n° 51 p.176-178 (FR)
  17. Aparicio Vaquero, Juan Pablo: La tutela jurídica de los videojuegos y de las medidas tecnológicas de protección de las obras sujetas a los derechos de autor y afines, Actas de derecho industrial y derecho de autor 2014 p. 437-456 (ES)
  18. Brunn, Inka Frederike ; Nordmeyer, Arne: EuGH: Rechtmäßigkeit der Umgehung des Schutzsystems für eine Videospielkonsole, Computer Law Review International | Computer und Recht 2014 p.226-228 (DE)
  19. Rendas, Tito: Lex Specialis(sima): Videogames and Technological Protection Measures in EU Copyright Law, European Intellectual Property Review 2015 p.39-45 (EN)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Tribunale di Milano - Italy

Subject-matter

  • Approximation of laws
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  • - Copyright and related rights

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

Quatrième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Safjan

Advocate General

Sharpston

Language(s) of the Case

  • Italian

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • English