Monitoring References to the Court of Justice of the European Union
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6 case reports
On 27 September 2017 the Court ruled (ECLI:EU:C:2017:724) that where co-defendants in different Member States are sued over the same supply chain, a Community-design court can grant remedies with EU-wide effect against both.
By judgment of 20 November 2014 (ECLI:EU:C:2014:2388) the Court ruled, in the words of the operative part: “1. The Combined Nomenclature in Annex 1 to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the…
By judgment of 17 September 2015 (ECLI:EU:C:2015:610) the Court ruled, in the words of the operative part: “1. EU law must be interpreted as allowing a relevant national authority to impose a tariff obligation, such as that at issue in the main…
By judgment of 15 January 2015 (ECLI:EU:C:2015:10) the Court held that the Database Directive does not apply to a database protected neither by copyright nor by the sui generis right, so its user-freedom guarantees (Articles 6, 8 and 15) do not override…
By judgment of 16 July 2015 (ECLI:EU:C:2015:477) the Court laid down the framework that has governed FRAND litigation ever since: the holder of a standard-essential patent who gave a FRAND commitment does not abuse its dominance by seeking an injunction…
By judgment of 23 January 2014 (ECLI:EU:C:2014:25) the Court held that technological protection measures spanning both consoles and game media enjoy legal protection, but only within proportionality: the national court must examine whether comparable…