Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 24.11.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 283/23 |

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Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Patent- und Markensenat (Austria) lodged on 27 September 2007 — Verein Radetzky-Orden v Bundesvereinigung Kameradschaft ‘Feldmarschall Radetzky’

(Case C-442/07)

(2007/C 283/40)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberster Patent — und Markensenat

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Verein Radetzky-Orden

Defendant: Bundesvereinigung Kameradschaft ‘Feldmarschall Radetzky’.

Question referred

Is Article 12(1) of [First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks] to be construed as meaning that a trade mark is put to (genuine) use to distinguish goods and services of one undertaking from those of other undertakings in the case where a non-profit-making association uses the trade mark in announcements for events, on business papers and on advertising material and that trade mark is used by the association's members when collecting and distributing donations inasmuch as those members wear badges featuring that trade mark?

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