CELEX: 62009CN0229
Language: en
Date: 2009-06-24 00:00:00
Title: Case C-229/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundespatentgericht (Germany), lodged on 24 June 2009 — Rechtsanwaltssozietät Lovells v Bayer CropScience AG

12.9.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 220/19
            
         Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundespatentgericht (Germany), lodged on 24 June 2009 — Rechtsanwaltssozietät Lovells v Bayer CropScience AG
   (Case C-229/09)
   2009/C 220/34
   Language of the case: German
   
      Referring court
   
   Bundespatentgericht
   
      Parties to the main proceedings
   
   
      Claimant: Rechtsanwaltssozietät Lovells
   
      Defendant: Bayer CropScience AG
   
      Question referred
   
   For the purpose of the application of Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1610/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products, (1) must account be taken exclusively of a marketing authorisation under Article 4 of Directive 91/414/EEC, (2) or can a certificate also be issued pursuant to a marketing authorisation which has been granted on the basis of Article 8(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC?
   
      (1)  OJ 1996 L 198, p. 30.
   
      (2)  OJ 1991 L 230, p. 1.