Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 5.7.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 171/11 |

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Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 May 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Sweden

(Case C-341/07)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2008171EN.01001101-E0001)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Enforcement of intellectual property rights - Failure to transpose within the prescribed time-limit)

(2008/C 171/18)

Language of the case: Swedish

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: W. Wils and P. Dejmek, Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Sweden (represented by: A. Kruse, Agent)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to have adopted the provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights ([OJ 2004 L 157, p. 45](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:L:2004:157:TOC) and — corrigendum — [OJ 2004 L 195, p. 16](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:L:2004:195:TOC))

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed time-limit, all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights, the Kingdom of Sweden has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive. |

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| 2. | Orders the Kingdom of Sweden to bear the costs. |

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