A v B (Contrefacon Par Importation De Roulements A Billes): ECJ 30 Apr 2020

Importer’s Use of Mark by Act of Importation

(Trade Marks – Judgment) Reference for a preliminary ruling – Trade marks – Directive 2008/95/EC – Article 5(1) – Article 5(3)(b) and (c) – Infringement – Concept of ‘use in the course of trade’ – Goods released for free circulation -Imports – Storage – Retention of goods for marketing – Exports

I Jarukaitis
C-772/18, [2020] EUECJ C-772/18, ECLI:EU:C:2020:341, [2020] WLR(D) 257, [2020] Bus LR 1044
Bailii, WLRD
European

Intellectual Property

Updated: 02 November 2021; Ref: scu.654957