Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 27.9.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 247/6 |

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Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht München (Germany) lodged on 8 July 2008 — Zino Davidoff SA v Bundesfinanzdirektion Südost

(Case C-302/08)

(2008/C 247/08)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Finanzgericht München

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Zino Davidoff SA

Defendant: Bundesfinanzdirektion Südost

Question referred

In the light of the accession of the European Community to the Madrid Protocol, is Article 5(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 of 22 July 2003, concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights[(1)](#ntr1-C_2008247EN.01000601-E0001), to be interpreted as meaning that, despite the use of the term ‘Community trade mark’, marks with international registrations within the meaning of Article 146 et seq. of Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1992/2003 of 27 October 2003, are also covered?

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