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Lloyd Schuhfabrik Meyer & Co. GmbH v Klijsen Handel BV (C-342/97)
Judgment
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Lloyd Schuhfabrik Meyer & Co. GmbH v Klijsen Handel BV (C-342/97)

Judgment of 22 Jun 1999law://eu/cjeu/1997/c-342-97/para_18@2026-11-10

18According to the same case-law, likelihood of confusion on the part of the public must be appreciated globally, taking into account all factors relevant to the circumstances of the case (see, to that effect, SABEL, paragraph 22).

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Full Court
Case: C-342/97 · ECLI:EU:C:1999:323
Decided: 22 Jun 1999
Procedure: Preliminary reference
Applicant: Lloyd Schuhfabrik Meyer &Co. GmbH
Defendant: Klijsen Handel BV
Rapporteur: C. Gulmann
Advocate General: EG. Jacobs
Bench: 8 judges
J.-P. Puissochet, P. Jann (Presidents of Chambers), G.F. Mancini, J.C. Moitinho de Almeida, C. Gulmann, D.A.O. Edward, L. Sevón, M. Wathelet
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61997CJ0342

Topics

Approximation of laws System of property ownership

History · 1 version

22 Jun 1999Reading

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Interprets 1: First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks
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Cites 7: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); SABEL BV v Puma AG, Rudolf Dassler Sport (C-251/95); First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks; Windsurfing Chiemsee Produktions- und Vertriebs GmbH (WSC) v Boots- und Segelzubehör Walter Huber and Franz Attenberger (C-108/97, C-109/97); Gut Springenheide GmbH and Rudolf Tusky v Oberkreisdirektor des Kreises Steinfurt - Amt für Lebensmittelüberwachung (C-210/96); Canon Kabushiki Kaisha v Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., formerly Pathe Communications Corporation (C-39/97); Staatssecretaris van Financiën v Shipping and Forwarding Enterprise Safe BV (C-320/88)