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General Motors Corporation v Yplon SA (C-375/97)
Judgment
The question referred for a preliminar…
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General Motors Corporation v Yplon SA (C-375/97)

Judgment of 14 Sept 1999law://eu/cjeu/1997/c-375-97/para_26@2026-11-11

26The degree of knowledge required must be considered to be reached when the earlier mark is known by a significant part of the public concerned by the products or services covered by that trade mark.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Full Court
Case: C-375/97 · ECLI:EU:C:1999:408
Decided: 14 Sept 1999
Procedure: Preliminary reference
Applicant: General Motors Corporation
Defendant: Yplon SA
Rapporteur: C. Gulmann
Advocate General: F.G. Jacobs
Bench: 8 judges
P. Jann (President of Chamber), J.C. Moitinho de Almeida, C. Gulmann, J.L. Murray, D.A.O. Edward, H. Ragnemalm, M. Wathelet, R. Schintgen
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61997CJ0375

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Approximation of laws System of property ownership

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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
Cited by 23: Ffauf Italia SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-425/24); Oliver Kalita and Christian Haas v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-206/21); JT v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-197/20); Linde Material Handling GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-644/19); Ace of spades Holdings LLC v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-620/19); Ace of spades Holdings LLC v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-621/19); Ace of spades Holdings LLC v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-622/19); Laboratorios Ern, SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-51/19); Kludi GmbH & Co. KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-144/19); B.D. - Boyer Developpement v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-717/18); Boyer v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-718/18); Amigüitos pets & life, SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-40/19); Sonu Gangaram Balani Balani and Others v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-651/18); China Construction Bank Corp. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-665/17)2 provisions; Louis Vuitton Malletier v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-372/17); Louis Vuitton Malletier v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-373/17); European Union Intellectual Property Office v Puma SE (C-564/16 P); J-M.-E.V. e hijos, SRL v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-2/17); Gall Pharma GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-662/16); Shoe Branding Europe BVBA v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-629/16)2 provisions; Shoe Branding Europe BVBA v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-85/16); Tamasu Butterfly Europa GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-315/16); Unicorn a.s. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-201/15)
Cites 1: First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks