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Case C‑522/21

MS

v

SaatgutTreuhandverwaltungs GmbH

(Request for a preliminary ruling  
from the Pfälzisches Oberlandesgericht)

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 March 2023

(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Intellectual property – Protection of plant varieties – Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 – Derogation provided for in Article 14(3) – Article 94(2) – Infringement – Right to compensation – Regulation (EC) No 1768/95 – Article 18(2) – Compensation for damage – Minimum lump sum calculated on the basis of quadruple the licence fee – Competence of the European Commission – Invalidity)

Agriculture – Uniform legislation – Protection of plant varieties – Acts of infringement of a protected variety – Right to compensation – Damage for which compensation is available

(Council Regulation No 2100/94, Arts 14(3) and 94(2); Commission Regulation No 1768/95, Art. 18(2))

(see paragraphs 45-49, 51, 52, operative part)

[See the text of the decision.](https://curia.europa.eu/juris/documents.jsf?num=C-522/21)

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