Joined Cases C-55/07 and C-56/07: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 24 April 2008 (references for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Bozen (Italy)) — Othmar Michaeler (C-55/07 and C-56/07), Subito GmbH (C-55/07 and C-56/07), Ruth Volgger (C-56/07) v Amt für sozialen Arbeitsschutz, Autonome Provinz Bozen (formerly Arbeitsinspektorat der Autonomen Provinz Bozen) (Directive 97/81/EC — Equal treatment of part-time and full-time workers — Discrimination — Administrative obstacle limiting opportunities for part-time work)
Date: 2008-04-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: exchange of information, fine, interpretation of the law, labour inspectorate, part-time employment, work contract

C 142/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.6.2008

Operative part of the judgment

for

the original of a work or a copy thereof,

The concept of distribution to the public, otherwise than through sale,
the purpose of
of
Article 4(1) of Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain
aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society,
applies only where there is a transfer of the ownership of that object.
As a result, neither granting to the public the right to use reproduc-
tions of a work protected by copyright nor exhibiting to the public
those reproductions without actually granting a right to use them can
constitute such a form of distribution.

(1) OJ C 326, 30.12.2006.

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 24 April 2008
(references for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht
Bozen (Italy)) — Othmar Michaeler (C-55/07 and C-56/07),
Subito GmbH (C-55/07 and C-56/07), Ruth Volgger
(C-56/07) v Amt für sozialen Arbeitsschutz, Autonome
der
Provinz

Arbeitsinspektorat

(formerly

Bozen

Autonomen Provinz Bozen)

(Joined Cases C-55/07 and C-56/07) (1)

(Directive 97/81/EC — Equal treatment of part-time and
full-time workers — Discrimination — Administrative
obstacle limiting opportunities for part-time work)

(2008/C 142/11)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landesgericht Bozen

ties, which imposes a fine for failure to do so — Obligation of
the Member States to eliminate legal and administrative obsta-
cles which may limit the opportunities for part-time work —
Principle of equal treatment of part-time and full-time workers

Operative part of the judgment

Clause 5(1)(a) of
the Framework Agreement on part-time work
concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC annexed to Council Direc-
tive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997 concerning the Framework
Agreement on part-time work concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the
ETUC must be interpreted as precluding national legislation such as
that at issue in the main proceedings which requires that copies of
part-time employment contracts be sent
to the authorities within
30 days of their signature.

(1) OJ C 95, 28.4.2007.

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 17 April 2008 —
Ferrero Deutschland GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in
the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Cornu SA
Fontain

(Case C-108/07 P) (1)

(Appeal — Community trade mark — Regulation (EC)
No 40/94 — Article 8(1)(b) — Likelihood of confusion —
Application for Community word mark FERRO — Opposition
by the proprietor of the earlier national word mark FERRERO
— Evidence of the enhanced distinctiveness of the earlier
mark)

(2008/C 142/12)

Language of the case: French

Parties to the main proceedings

Parties

Applicants: Othmar Michaeler (C-55/07 and C-56/07), Subito
GmbH (C-55/07 and C-56/07), Ruth Volgger (C-56/07)

Appellant:
M. Schaeffer, Rechtsanwalt)

Ferrero Deutschland GmbH (represented

by:

Defendant: Amt für sozialen Arbeitsschutz, Autonome Provinz
Bozen (formerly Arbeitsinspektorat der Autonomen Provinz
Bozen)

Other parties to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the
(represented by:
(Trade Marks and Designs)
Internal Market
A. Rassat, Agent), Cornu SA Fontain

Re:

Re:

law and,

of Community

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Landesgericht Bolzano —
Interpretation
particular,
Article 137 EC and Council Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December
1997 concerning the Framework Agreement on part-time work
concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC — Annex: Frame-
work agreement on part-time work (OJ 1998 L 14, p. 9) —
National legislation requiring employers to send a copy of part-
time employment contracts to the competent national authori-

in

Appeal against the judgment of
the Court of First Instance
(Third Chamber) of 15 December 2006 in Case T-310/04
Ferrero Deutschland v OHIM and Cornu in proceedings against the
decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 March
2004 (Case R 540/2002-4) relating to opposition proceedings
between Ferrero OHG mbH and Cornu SA Fontain — Interpre-
tation of Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of