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Henset hertil fastslog Domstolen i præmis 24 i dommen i sagen Enichem Base m.fl., at artikel 3, stk. 2, i direktiv 75/442, i sin oprindelige affattelse, skal fortolkes således, at der ikke ved denne bestemmelse tillægges privatpersoner en ret, der kan gøres gældende ved de nationale domstole til støtte for en påstand om annullation eller ugyldighed af nationale regler, der henhører under nævnte direktivbestemmelses anvendelsesområde, med den begrundelse, at disse regler er blevet vedtaget, uden at Kommissionen forinden er blevet underrettet herom.
That question was raised in proceedings between the Land Hessen and G. Ricordi & Co. Biihnenund Musikverlag GmbH (hereinafter 'Ricordi'), a firm publishing musical and dramatic works, concerning the right to have the opera La Ricordi holds the rights of performance in the opera La Bohème by Puccini, who died on 29 November 1924 (see point 13 et seq. of the Opinion of the Advocate General). The Land Hessen operates the Staatstheater (State theatre) in Wiesbaden (Germany).
sag C-472/99, Clean Car Autoservice, endnu ikke trykt i Samling af Afgørelser, præmis 14).
rights fall within the scope of application of the EC Treaty (see, to that effect, Joined Cases C92/92 and C-326/92 Phil Collins and Others [1993], paragraph 27).
derfor ikke i sig selv en regel om, hvilke betingelser sådanne varer skal opfylde, såsom f.eks. betingelser om mærkning eller indpakning (jf. bl.a. dom af 5.4.2001, sag C-123/00, English Shop Wholesale, præmis 18).
During the 1993/1994 and 1994/1995 seasons, the Staatstheater in Wiesbaden staged a number of performances of that opera without Ricordi's consent.
Som det allerede er anført i denne doms præmis 36, er der ingen af de oplysninger, der er forelagt Domstolen, som støtter den opfattelse, at artikel 6, stk. 4, i dekret nr. 92377 indebærer en forpligtelse for producenter af produkter, der markedsføres i emballage, og som er bestemt til forbrug i husholdninger, eller for importører af sådanne produkter hidrørende fra andre medlemsstater, til at anvende emballage, der opfylder bestemte tekniske forskrifter.
Next, it should be noted that the fact that the author had died when the EEC Treaty entered into force in the Member State of which he was a national does not preclude the application of the first paragraph of Article 6 of the EC Treaty.
For så vidt som det tredje spørgsmål vedrører en sådan forpligtelses forenelighed med traktatens artikel 30, må det fastslås, at Domstolen ikke råder over de faktiske og retlige oplysninger, som er nødvendige for, at den kan foretage en saglig korrekt besvarelse af dette spørgsmål, for så vidt som det vedrører artikel 6, stk. 4, i dekret nr. 92377.
Ricordi argued before a Landgericht (Regional Court, Germany) that, in the light of the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality in the EC Treaty, Puccini's works were necessarily protected in Germany until the expiry of the 70-year term prescribed by German law, that is, until 31 December 1994.
I et sådant tilfælde kan den generelle forpligtelse til at identificere emballagen i henhold til den nationale bestemmelse derimod betragtes som en nærmere bestemmelse om salg.
The Land Hessen contended that the opera La Bohème was covered by the term of protection of 56 years prescribed by Italian law, so that the copyright in that work had expired on 31 December 1980.
Det tredje spørgsmål skal derfor udelukkende besvares, for så vidt som det vedrører problemet om, hvorvidt traktatens artikel 30 er til hinder for en national bestemmelse som artikel 4, stk. 2, i dekret nr. 92-377, og kun i det tilfælde, hvor denne bestemmelse skal fortolkes således, at den ikke indebærer en mærknings- eller etiketteringspligt, men begrænser sig til at pålægge en generel forpligtelse til at identificere den emballage, som skal aftages af en godkendt virksomhed med henblik på bortskaffelse.
Copyright may be relied on not only by an author, but also by those claiming under him (see Phil Collins and Others, cited above, paragraph 35). It is not disputed that the copyright concerned in the main proceedings was still producing its effects as regards the persons claiming under Giacomo Puccini when the EEC Treaty entered into force (see Case C-162/00 Pokrzeptowicz-Meyer [2002], paragraphs 49 and 50).
Det bemærkes herved, al såfremt en sådan fortolkning af nævnte nationale bestemmelse skal lægges til grund, henviser forpligtelsen, som pålægges ved denne bestemmelse, ikke som sådan til produktet eller til dets emballage og udgør
Lastly, it must be determined whether the difference of treatment at issue in the main proceedings, established by the UrhG between German and foreign authors, is contrary to Community law.
Endelig skal det fastslås, at selv om indholdet af den generelle forpligtelse til at identificere emballage, som er fastsat i artikel 4, stk. 2, i dekret nr. 92-377, konkret har udmøntet sig i en forpligtelse for Sapod til at påføre logoet Point vert, er dette en forpligtelse, som udspringer af en privatretlig kontrakt indgået mellem hovedsagens parter.
According to the Bundesgerichtshof, the outcome of the main proceedings depends on the applicability to the facts of the case of the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality in the first paragraph of Article 6 of the EC Treaty.
En sådan kontraktmæssig bestemmelse kan ikke betragtes som en hindring i henhold til traktatens artikel 30, idet bestemmelsen ikke er fastsat af en medlemsstat, men aftalt mellem borgere (jf. i denne retning bl.a. dom af 11.7.1974, sag 8/74, Dassonville, præmis 5, og Colim-dommen, præmis 36).
In those circumstances, the Bundesgerichtshof stayed proceedings and referred a question to the Court for a preliminary ruling.
Det hedder i domskonklusionen:
The question referred for a preliminary ruling
»1) En national bestemmelse som artikel 4, stk 2, i dekret nr. 92377 af 1. april 1992, hvorved emballageaffald henføres under lov nr. 75-633 af 15. juli 1975, med senere ændringer, om bortskaffelse af affald og genindvinding af materialer, kan kun udgøre en teknisk forskrift i den forstand, hvori udtrykket er anvendt i Rådets direktiv 83/189/EØF af 28. marts 1983 om en informationsprocedure med hensyn til tekniske standarder og forskrifter, som ændret ved Rådets direktiv 88/182/EØF af 22. marts 1988, i det tilfælde, hvor den nationale ret beslutter, at den skal fortolkes således, at den indebærer en mærknings- eller etiketteringspligt.
Although it is undisputed that the first paragraph of Article 6 of the EC Treaty is not concerned with any disparities in treatment or the distortions which may result, for the persons and undertakings subject to the jurisdiction of the Community, from divergences existing between the laws of the various Member States, so long as those laws affect all the persons subject to them, in accordance with objective criteria and without direct or indirect regard to nationality, it does prohibit 'any discrimination on grounds of nationality'. Consequently, that provision requires each Member State to ensure that nationals of other Member States in a situation governed by Community law are placed on a completely equal footing with its own nationals (see, to that effect, Phil Collins and Others, cited above, paragraphs 30 and 32).
Artikel 10 i direktiv 83/189, som ændret ved direktiv 88/182, skal fortolkes således, at såfremt en national bestemmelse som artikel 4, stk 2, i dekret nr. 92377 skal forstås således, at den indebærer en mærknings- eller etiketteringspligt, er den pågældende bestemmelse ikke frilaget fra underretningspligten i henhold til artikel 8 i direktiv 83/189.
Moreover, since Article 7(8) of the Berne Convention permits the Federal Republic of Germany to extend to the rights of a foreign author the 70-year term of protection prescribed by German law, the mechanism of comparison of the terms of protection provided for in that provision cannot justify the difference of tieatment as legards the term of protection, which is established by the abovementioned provisions of the UrhG, between the rights of a Geiman author and those of an author who is a national of another Member State.
En borger kan påberåbe sig den manglende underretning i overensstemmelse med artikel 8 i direktiv 83/189 af en national bestemmelse som artikel 4, stk 2, i dekret nr. 92377 i det tilfælde, hvor den pågældende bestemmelse skal fortolkes således, at den indebærer en mærknings- eller etiketteringspligt.
'The prohibition of discrimination in the first paragraph of Article 6 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, the first paragraph of Article 12 EC) is also applicable to the protection of copyright in cases where the author had died when the EEC Treaty entered into force in the Member State of which he was a national.
Det tilkommer i så fald den nationale ret al afslå at anvende denne bestemmelse, idel det præciseres, at spørgsmålet om, hvilke slutninger der skal drages af den omstændighed, at nævnte nationale bestemmelse ikke finder anvendelse, med hensyn til omfanget af den sanktion, der er fastsat ¿gældende national ret, såsom ugyldighed eller uanvendelighed af en kontrakt, er reguleret ved national ret.
It precludes the term of protection granted by the legislation of a Member State to the works of an author who is a national of another Member State being shorter than the term granted to the works of its own nationals.'
Præjudiciel »Ophavsrettens beskyttelsesperiode -princip om forbud mod forskelsbehandling på grundlag af nationalitet -- anvendelse på en ophavsrettighed, der var opnået før EØF-traktatens ikrafttræden* (Femte Afdeling)
(Community trade mark — Figurative mark Kùs device with plume — Right to be heard — Article 73 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Prior registration of the mark in certain Member States) (Second Chamber)
I løbet af sæsonerne 1993/1994 og 1994/1995 opførte Staatstheater i Wiesbaden flere gange den nævnte opera uden Ricordis samtykke.
Background to the dispute against the examiner's decision refusing in part the application for the mark in question.
Ved kendelse af 30. marts 2000, indgået til Domstolen den 28. september 2000, har Bundesgerichtshof i medfør af artikel 234 EF forelagt et præjudicielt spørgsmål vedrørende fortolkningen af EF-traktatens artikel 6, stk. 1 (efter ændring nu artikel 12, stk. 1, EF).
On 24 December 1997, the applicant filed an application for a Community trade mark at the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (hereinafter 'the Office') pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark, as amended.
Ricordi gjorde for en Landgericht (Tyskland) gældende, at Puccinis værker under hensyn til EF-traktatens forbud mod forskelsbehandling på grundlag af nationalitet nødvendigvis var beskyttet i Tyskland indtil udløbet af beskyttelsestiden på 70 år i tysk ret, dvs. indtil den 31. december 1994.
The products in respect of which registration was sought come within Classes 5 and 30 of the Nice Agreement.
Dette spørgsmål er blevet rejst i en tvist mellem Land Hessen og G. Ricordi & Co. Bühnen- und Musikverlag GmbH (herefter »Ricordi«), der er et musik- og teaterforlag, vedrørende opførelsesretten til operaen »la Boheme« af den italienske komponist Giacomo Puccini i sæsonerne 1993/1994 og 1994/1995. Land Hessen anførte derimod, at den i italiensk ret gældende beskyttelsestid på 56 år fandt anvendelse på operaen »la Boheme«, således at ophavsretten til dette værk var udløbet den 31. december 1980.
By decision of 29 May 2000 (hereinafter 'the contested decision'), which was notified to the applicant on 31 May 2000, the Third Board of Appeal upheld in part the examiner's decision on the ground that the mark in question was devoid of distinctive character for the purposes of Article 7(l)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 for most of the products in Class 30 of the Nice Agreement in respect of which registration had been sought, and annulled the decision of the examiner in respect of certain other products in the same class.
Tvisten i hovedsagen og det præjudicielle spørgsmål
By letter of 21 January 1999, the examiner informed the applicant that the trade mark did not appear to be eligible for registration because it was devoid of any distinctive character within the meaning of Article 7(l)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 in respect of the products in Class 30 of the Nice Agreement contemplated in the application for the mark.
Ifølge Bundesgerichtshof afhænger afgørelsen af tvisten i hovedsagen af, hvorvidt forbuddet mod
On 12 July 1999, the applicant appealed to the Office under Article 59 of Regulation No 40/94
Ricordi har opførelsesrettighederne til operaen »la Bohème« af Puccini, der døde den 29. november 1924 (jf. punkt 13 ff. i generaladvokatens forslag til afgørelse). Land Hessen administrerer Staatstheater i Wiesbaden (Tyskland).
In essence, the Board of Appeal found that the sign reproduced in the application represented the shape of a confectionery product wrapped in aluminium foil which the applicant described as a 'kiss device with plume'.
forskelsbehandling på grundlag af nationalitet i EF-traktatens artikel 6, stk. 1, finder anvendelse på denne tvist.
Law particular as to the validity and relevance of those definitions in the present case.
Bundesgerichtshof har under disse omstændigheder besluttet at udsætte sagen og at forelægge Domstolen et præjudicielt spørgsmål.
In support of its action, the applicant puts forward two pleas in law, the first alleging infringement of Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 and the second infringement of Regulation No 40/94 for not giving sufficient weight to prior national registrations.
Det præjudicielle spørgsmål
The plea alleging infringement of Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94
Det skal endelig undersøges, om den i tvisten i hovedsagen omhandlede forskelsbehandling, der er indført ved UrhG mellem tyske ophavsmænd og udenlandske ophavsmænd, er i strid med fællesskabsretten.
The applicant submits that the contested decision infringes Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 because it was based on reasons and evidence, on which the applicant had no opportunity to present its comments.
Selv om EF-traktatens artikel 6, stk. 1, ikke tager sigte på eventuelle uligheder og skævheder, som for de af fællesskabsretten omfattede personer og virksomheder kan følge af eksisterende forskelle mellem medlemsstaternes love, såfremt disse rammer alle personer, der henhører under deres anvendelsesområde, efter objektive kriterier og uden hensyn til nationalitet, forbyder bestemmelsen »al forskelsbehandling, der udøves på grundlag af nationalitet«.
In those circumstances, the use by the Board of Appeal of the dictionary definitions to shed light on the meaning of the term 'kiss' cannot be considered to be a reason, within the meaning of Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94, on which the applicant should have been given the opportunity to present its comments.
Denne bestemmelse pålægger således hver medlemsstat at sikre, at andre medlemsstaters statsborgere, der befinder sig i en fællesskabsretligt reguleret situation, skal behandles nøjagtigt ligesom medlemsstatens egne statsborgere (jf. i denne retning dommen i sagen Phil Collins m.fl., præmis 30 og 32).
Accordingly, the reference in the contested decision to the dictionary definitions of the term 'kiss' does not infringe that provision.
Det må fastslås, at UrhG's § 120, stk. 1, og § 121, stk. 1, indebærer en direkte forskelsbehandling på grundlag af nationalitet.
First, as regards the applicant's complaint that it did not have an opportunity to comment on the relevance of the words 'kiss device with plume', which it alleges it mistakenly inserted in the space reserved for representation of the word mark in the trade mark application form, the Court notes that the decision of the Board of Appeal is based on factors which were present in the trade mark application file and which were known to the applicant.
Det skal først bemærkes, al ophavsretten og de beslægtede rettigheder, navnlig på grund af deres virkning på udvekslingen af varer og tjenesteydelser inden for Fællesskabet, henhører under EF-traktatens anvendelsesområde (jf. i denne retning dom af 20.10.1993, forenede sager C-92/92 og C-326/92, Phil Collins m.fl., præmis 27).
When the file was examined, the Board of Appeal was entitled to use any of the items of information included in the application form, without first having to give the applicant the opportunity to comment on them. The Board of Appeal was under no obligation to invite the applicant to present its views on the words 'kiss device with plume' entered on the form by the applicant itself, since they did not appear to be an obvious error on the part of the trade mark applicant.
Dernæst bemærkes, at den omstændighed, at ophavsmanden var død på tidspunktet for EØF-traktatens ikrafttræden i den medlemsstat, hvor han var statsborger, ikke er til hinder for, at EF-traktatens artikel 6, stk. 1, anvendes.
In any event, the Boards of Appeal must be able to base their decisions on arguments not presented before the examiner to the extent to which the party concerned has been able to comment on the matters affecting the application of the legal provision in question.
Endvidere kan den mekanisme til sammenligning af beskyttelsestiden, der er fastsat i Bernerkonventionens artikel 7, stk. 8 — idet den giver Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland mulighed for at udstrække en udenlandsk ophavsmands beskyttelsestid til 70 år i henhold til tysk ret -ikke begrunde den forskelsbehandling vedrørende beskyttelsestiden, som de nævnte bestemmelser i UrhG medfører, mellem en tysk ophavsmands rettigheder og rettighederne for en ophavsmand, der er statsborger i en anden medlemsstat.
As there is in principle a continuity of function between the examiner and the Boards of Appeal, the latter may re­examine the application without being limited by the examiner's reasoning (see, to this effect, Case T­122/99 Procter & Gamble ν OHIM ('Soap bar shape') [2000], paragraph 27). Accordingly, the Board of Appeal did not infringe Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 when it took account of the words 'kiss device with plume' on the application form.
En ophavsrettighed kan nemlig ikke alene påberåbes af ophavsmanden selv, men også af den, der afleder sin ret fra ham (jf. dommen i sagen Phil Collins m.fl., præmis 35).
Secondly, the applicant submits that it should have been given the opportunity to comment on the definitions of the word 'kiss' in the dictionaries used by the Board of Appeal, in
»Forbuddel mod forskelsbehandling i EF-traktatens artikel 6, stk 1 (efter ændring nu artikel 12, stk 1, EF), finder ligeledes anvendelse på ophavsretsbeskyttelsen i det tilfælde, hvor ophavsmanden var død på det tidspunkt, da EØF-traktaten trådte i kraft i den medlemsstat,
Thirdly and lastly, the applicant aiguës that it did not have the opportunity to comment on the statements of the Boaid of Appeal to the effect that the maik in question represents the shape of confectionery commonly known as a 'kiss' and that that mark would be perceived by consumers as a common and usual shape for confectionery products wrapped in aluminium foil.
Det er til hinder for, al den beskyttelsestid, som en medlemsstats bestemmelser giver værker fra en ophavsmand, der er statsborger i en anden medlemsstat, er kortere end den, der gives medlemsstatens egne statsborgere.*
Because of the unitary character of the Community trade mark, the Community trade mark regime is an autonomous legal system with a set of objectives peculiar to itself; it applies independently of any national system (Case T32/00 Messe München ν OHIM ('electronica') [2000], paragraph 47).
Generaladvokat D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer fremsatte forslag til afgørelse i retsmødet (Femte Afdeling) den 28. februar 2002.
Consequently, the eligibility of a mark for registration as a Community trade mark must be assessed solely on the basis of the relevant Community legislation.
Dansk tekst foreligger endnu ikke.
They may nevertheless be taken into consideration in the examination of the absolute grounds for refusal.
Sag T-198/00 Hershey Foods Corporation / Kontoret for Harmonisering i det Indre Marked (Varemærker og Design) (KHIM) Intellektuel ejendomsret
In that regard, the effect which national registrations may have on the assessment of the eligibility of a claimed mark for registration in the context of the grounds set out in Article 7 of Regulation No 40/94 depends on the specific circumstances in the case in point.
»EF-varemærker — figurmærke benævnt Kiss Device with plume — kontradiktionsprincippet artikel 73 i forordning (EF) nr. 40/94 - forudgående registrering af varemærket i visse medlemsstater* (Anden Afdeling)
Accordingly, the Board of Appeal did not infringe Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 by not inviting the applicant to comment on the questions set out above, since the Board of Appeal did not base its decisions on new reasons, which were not to be found in the examiner's decision and on which the applicant had not had the opportunity to present its comments.
Sagens faktiske omstændigheder litra b), i forordning nr. 40/94 for de varer i klasse 30 i Nice-arrangementet, der var omfattet af varemærkeansøgningen.
On the second plea, alleging infringement of Regulation No 40/94, for failure to give sufficient weight to prior national registrations, and on the examination by the Court of its own motion of compliance with the obligation to give reasons on that point
Den 24. december 1997 indgav sagsøgeren i henhold til Rådets forordning (EF) nr. 40/94 af 20. december 1993 om EF-varemærker, som ændret, en EF-varemærkeansøgning til Kontoret for Harmonisering i det Indre Marked (Varemærker og Design) (herefter »Harmoniseringskontoret«).
In the present case, the applicant drew the attention of the Board of Appeal in particular to the registration effected in Ireland, arguing that the criteiia foi registration of trade marks in that Member State were, prior to the transposition of Directive 89/104, more stringent than those applicable undei Regulation No 40/94.
Ved afgørelse af 12. maj 1999 afviste undersøgeren i henhold til de grunde, der var anført i skrivelsen af 21. januar 1999, delvist ansøgningen i medfør af artikel 38 i forordning nr. 40/94 for alle varer i klasse 30 i Nicearrangementet. arrangementet.
Noi does the infoimation it provided on the registration of the trade maik in Ireland make it possible to determine with certainty that the use of the sign was not taken into consideration when its distinctive character was examined by the national authorities.
De varer, for hvilke der er søgt om registrering, findes i klasse 5 og 30 i Nicearrangementet.
In those circumstances, the Board of Appeal cannot be criticised for having failed to appreciate correctly the weight to be accorded to the national registrations relied on by the applicant.
Ved skrivelse af 21. januar 1999 meddelte undersøgeren sagsøgeren, at det ansøgte tegn ikke syntes at kunne registreres, da det manglede fornødent særpræg i henhold til artikel 7, stk. 1,
As regards, next, the question of the reasoning in the contested decision on this point, a question which was raised at the hearing and which the Court therefore must examine of its own motion,
Den 12. juli 1999 påklagede sagsøgeren undersøgerens afgørelse om delvis afvisning af den pågældende varemærkeansøgning til Harmoniseringskontoret i henhold til artikel 59 i forordning nr. 40/94.
Registrations already effected in Member States, or even in nonMember States, are therefore a factor which is not decisive for the purposes of the examination of the absolute grounds for refusal set out in Article 7 of Regulation No 40/94 in the context of an application for registration of a Community