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Case C‑44/21

Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG

v

HARTING Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG  
and  
Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG

(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht München I)

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 28 April 2022

(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Intellectual property – Directive 2004/48/EC – Article 9(1) – European patent – Interim measures – Power of national judicial authorities to issue an interlocutory injunction to prevent an imminent infringement of an intellectual property right – National case-law dismissing applications for interim measures where the validity of the patent in question has not been confirmed, at the very least, by a decision given at first instance in opposition or invalidity proceedings – Obligation to interpret national law in conformity with EU law)

1. Approximation of laws – Enforcement of intellectual property rights – Directive 2004/48 – Measures, procedures and remedies – Provisional and precautionary measures – Placing on the market of products infringing rights conferred by a patent

   (European Parliament and Council Directive 2004/48, recitals 10, 17 and 22 and Art. 9(1))

   (see paragraphs 30-40, 54, operative part)
2. Approximation of laws – Enforcement of intellectual property rights – Directive 2004/48 – Measures, procedures and remedies – Conditions under which applicable – No abuse

   (European Parliament and Council Directive 2004/48, Art. 9(1))

   (see paragraphs 41-44, 48)
3. Acts of the institutions – Directives – Implementation by Member States – Need to ensure that directives are effective – Obligations of national courts – Obligation of conforming interpretation – Scope – Interpretation of national law contra legem – Precluded

   (European Parliament and Council Directive 2004/48, Art. 9(1))

   (see paragraphs 49-53)

[See the text of the decision.](https://curia.europa.eu/juris/documents.jsf?num=C-44/21)

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