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Arsenal Football Club plc v Matthew Reed (C-206/01)
Judgment
The questions referred for a prelimina…
The Court's reply
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Arsenal Football Club plc v Matthew Reed (C-206/01)

Judgment of 12 Nov 2002law://eu/cjeu/2001/c-206-01/para_46@2026-11-10

46Second, the Directive is intended, as the first recital of the preamble shows, to eliminate disparities between the trade mark laws of the Member States which may impede the free movement of goods and the freedom to provide services and distort competition within the common market.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Full Court
Case: C-206/01 · ECLI:EU:C:2002:651
Decided: 12 Nov 2002
Procedure: Preliminary reference
Applicant: Arsenal Football Club plc
Defendant: Matthew Reed
Rapporteur: C.W.A. Timmermans(Presidents of Chambers)
Advocate General: D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer
Bench: 10 judges
J.-P. Puissochet, M. Watheiet, C.W.A. Timmermans(Presidents of Chambers), C. Gulmann, D.A.O. Edward, P. Jann, V. Skouris, F. Macken, N. Colneric, S. von Bahr
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62001CJ0206

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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
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