Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 12 June 2008.

O2 Holdings Limited and O2 (UK) Limited v Hutchison 3G UK Limited.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division) - United Kingdom.

Trade marks - Directive 89/104/EEC - Article 5(1) - Exclusive rights of the trade mark proprietor - Use of a sign identical with, or similar to, a mark in a comparative advertisement - Limitation of the effects of a trade mark - Comparative advertising - Directives 84/450/EEC and 97/55/EC - Article 3a(1) - Conditions under which comparative advertising is permitted - Use of a competitor’s trade mark or of a sign similar to that mark.

Case C-533/06.

Reports of Cases

2008 I-04231