Reports of Cases

2008 I-08823

Subject-matter

Interpretation of Articles 4(4)(a) and 5(2) of Directive 89/104/EEC: First Council Directive of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (OJ 1989 L 40, p. 1) – Earlier mark having a reputation – Criteria to be taken into account in order to establish the existence of a connection within the meaning of Case C-408/01 Adidas-Salomon AG and Adidas-Benelux BV

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Directive 89/104 : paragraph 6
• Directive 89/104 -A04 : paragraph 3
• Directive 89/104 -A04P4LA : paragraphs 1, 23 - 81
• Directive 89/104 -A05P2 : paragraphs 4, 24 - 26, 30, 41, 69
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -342/97 : paragraph 57
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -375/97 : paragraphs 30, 34, 47, 69
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -425/98 : paragraph 26
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -363/99 : paragraph 34
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -292/00 : paragraph 25
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -408/01 : paragraphs 5, 25 - 26, 30, 40, 41, 58, 62 - 64
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -533/06 : paragraph 57
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -102/07 : paragraphs 26, 30, 41

Operative part

• Interprets : Directive 89/104 -A04P4LA

Opinion

• Directive 89/104 : point 14
  
• Directive 89/104 -A04P1 : points 6, 15 - 16
  
• Directive 89/104 -A04P4LA : points 2 - 13, 18, 20 - 25, 28, 40 - 86
  
• Directive 89/104 -A05P2 : points 19, 21 - 25, 39 - 73
  
• Directive 89/104 -C10 : point 15
  
• Directive 89/104 -C10 : point 53
  
• Directive 89/104 -C9 : point 17
  
• Regulation 40/94 : point 14
  
• Regulation 40/94 -A08P1LB : point 54
  
• Regulation 40/94 -A08P5 : points 20, 85
  
• Regulation 40/94 -A52P1LA : point 20
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -251/95 : points 24, 54
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -342/97 : point 24
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -375/97 : points 23 - 24, 41, 47
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -425/98 : points 24, 54, 78
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -292/00 : points 22, 40, 49, 59, 64, 76
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -206/01 : point 8
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -408/01 : points 10, 12, 33
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -408/01 : points 10, 22, 24, 28, 37, 39, 41, 52, 78, 86
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -215/03 : point 70
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -334/05 : point 54
  
• General Court - Judgment T -47/06 : point 78
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -102/07 : points 22, 25, 39, 41, 52, 59
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 29/05/2007

Date of the Opinion

• 26/06/2008

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

27/11/2008

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 183 from 04.08.2007, p.20

Judgment: OJ C 19 from 24.01.2009, p.4

Name of the parties

Intel Corporation

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Slopek, David E.F.: Die Grenzen des Bekanntheitsschutzes - Das Vorabentscheidungsverfahren Intel Corporation Inc gegen CPM United Kingdom Ltd (EuGH C-252/07), Markenrecht 2008 p.189-195 (DE)
2. Sandri, Stefano: Il punto sui marchi di rinomanza dopo la sentenza Intel, Il diritto industriale 2009 p.115-123 (IT)
3. Skubisz, Ryszard: Kolizja późniejszego znaku towarowego z wcześniejszym renomowanym znakiem towarowym - glosa do wyroku ETS z 27.11.2008 r. w sprawie C-252/07 Intel, Europejski Przegląd Sądowy 2009 Vol.2 p.33-38 (PL)
4. Davis, Jennifer: The European Court of Justice Considers Trade Mark Dilution, The Cambridge Law Journal 2009 p.290-292 (EN)
5. Quaedvlieg, A.A.: Herkomst- en goodwillinbreuk in het merkenrecht na INTEL en L'Oréal, Ars aequi 2009 p.799-808 (NL)
6. Gielen, Ch.: Intel/Intelmark en L'Oreal/Bellure, Ars aequi 2009 p.570-584 (NL)
7. Cornu, Emmanuel: L'arrêt INTEL: Dilution de la marque ou dilution de sa protection?, Revue de droit commercial belge 2009 p.377-382 (FR)
8. Spoor, J.H.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2009 nº 577 (NL)
9. Vasile, Andreea: Curtea de Justiție a Uniunii Europene. Hotărârea Curţii de Justiţie Europene, cauzele nr. C-252/07 din 27 noiembrie 2008 și 18 iunie 2009, Revista română de drept al afacerilor 2013 nº 1 p.119-135 (RO)
10. Blomme, Peter: On the 'similarity of trade mark' criterion for dilution: a calling to mind of the consumer, LANDMARK IP DECISIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE 2008-2013 (Ed. Larcier - Brussels) 2014 p.8-14 (EN)
11. Caselli, Sara: Il caso Wolf: la prova del pregiudizio alla capacità distintiva del marchio che gode di rinomanza e la nozione di "modifica del comportamento economico del consumatore medio", Rivista di diritto industriale 2014 02 p.160-177 (IT)
12. Gielen, Ch.: Jurisprudentie Intellectuele Eigendom 1953-2014 (Ed. 2015 Ars Aequi Libri, Nijmegen) 2015 p.159-164 (NL)
13. Gielen, Ch.: Intel, Ars aequi 2019 p.363-369 (NL)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division) - United Kingdom

Subject-matter

• Approximation of laws
  
• Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Trade Marks Act 1994, sections 11(1) and 47(6)

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

première chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Ilešič

Advocate General

Sharpston

Language(s) of the Case

• English
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• English