Case Law

The second subparagraph of Article 6(1) of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation must be interpreted as not precluding a national measure, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which allows an emplo... [Read All]

The activity of a public authority consisting in the storing, in a database, of data which undertakings are obliged to report on the basis of statutory obligations, in permitting interested persons to search for that data and/or in providing them with print-outs thereof does not constitute an econom... [Read All]

Article 28 EC must be interpreted as meaning that it applies to standardisation and certification activities of a private-law body, where the national legislation considers the products certified by that body to be compliant with national law and that has the effect of restricting the marketing of p... [Read All]

In order for a sign to be ineligible for registration as a Community trade mark, it is sufficient that one of the absolute grounds for refusal listed in Article 7(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 applies.   JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT (Eighth Chamber) 11 July 2012 (Community trade mark &ndash... [Read All]

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 19 April 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Högsta domstolen - Sweden) - Bonnier Audio AB, Earbooks AB, Norstedts Förlagsgrupp AB, Piratförlaget AB, Storyside AB v Perfect Communication Sweden AB   (C-461/10)  ... [Read All]

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 15 March 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Regensburg - Germany) - G v Cornelius de Visser   (Case C-292/10)   (Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters - Public... [Read All]

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 3 May 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany) - Georg Neidel v Stadt Frankfurt am Main   (Case C-337/10)    (Social policy - Directive 2003/88/EC - Working conditions - Organisat... [Read All]

Article 13(2)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of the Council of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community, as amended and updated by Council Regulation (EC) No 118/97 of 2 De... [Read All]

1. Article 7(1) of Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time must be interpreted as precluding national provisions or practices which make entitlement to paid annual leave conditional on a mini... [Read All]

Judgment of the General Court of 25 January 2012 - Viaguara v OHIM   (Case T-332/10)    (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark 'VIAGUARA' - Earlier Community word mark VIAGRA - Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive cha... [Read All]