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Portakabin Ltd and Portakabin BV v Primakabin BV (C-558/08)
Judgment
The questions referred for a prelimina…
The third question, relating to Articl…
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Portakabin Ltd and Portakabin BV v Primakabin BV (C-558/08)

Judgment of 8 Jul 2010law://eu/cjeu/2008/c-558-08/para_79@2026-11-10

79Such a legitimate reason exists, inter alia, when the advertiser’s use of a sign identical with, or similar to, a trade mark seriously damages the reputation of that mark (Parfums Christian Dior, paragraph 46, and BMW, paragraph 49).

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

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Court: Court of Justice · First Chamber
Case: C-558/08 · ECLI:EU:C:2010:416
Decided: 8 Jul 2010
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands)
Applicants: Portakabin Ltd; Portakabin BV
Defendant: Primakabin BV
Rapporteur: M. Ilešič
Advocate General: N. Jääskinen
Bench: 5 judges
A. Tizzano, E. Levits, A. Borg Barthet, M. Ilešič, J.-J. Kasel
Language: Dutch
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62008CJ0558

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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 8: L’Oréal SA and Others v eBay International AG and Others (C-324/09)2 provisions; Viking Gas A/S v Kosan Gas A/S (C-46/10)2 provisions; Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha Ltd and Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift Europe BV v Duma Forklifts NV and G.S. International BVBA (C-129/17)2 provisions; Industria de Diseño Textil, SA (Inditex) v Buongiorno Myalert SA (C-361/22); Interflora Inc. and Interflora British Unit v Marks & Spencer plc and Flowers Direct Online Ltd (C-323/09)2 provisions; Audi AG v GQ (C-334/22); Merck Sharp & Dohme BV and Others v Abacus Medicine A/S and Others (C-224/20); Soda-Club (CO2) SA and SodaStream International BV v MySoda Oy (C-197/21)2 provisions
Cites 21: Directive 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance); Boehringer Ingelheim KG and Others v Swingward Ltd and Dowelhurst Ltd (C-348/04); Zino Davidoff SA v A & G Imports Ltd and Levi Strauss & Co. and Others v Tesco Stores Ltd and Others (C-414/99, C-415/99, C-416/99); Lloyd Schuhfabrik Meyer & Co. GmbH v Klijsen Handel BV (C-342/97); The Gillette Company and Gillette Group Finland Oy v LA-Laboratories Ltd Oy (C-228/03); Google France SARL and Google Inc. v Louis Vuitton Malletier SA, Google France SARL v Viaticum SA and Luteciel SARL and Google France SARL v Centre national de recherche en relations humaines (CNRRH) SARL and Others (C-236/08, C-237/08, C-238/08); Manuel Acereda Herrera v Servicio Cántabro de Salud (C-466/04); First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks; Medion AG v Thomson multimedia Sales Germany & Austria GmbH (C-120/04); Anheuser-Busch Inc. v Budĕjovický Budvar, národní podnik (C-245/02); Copad SA v Christian Dior couture SA, Vincent Gladel and Société industrielle lingerie (SIL) (C-59/08); L'Oréal SA, Lancôme parfums et beauté & Cie SNC and Laboratoire Garnier & Cie v Bellure NV, Malaika Investments Ltd and Starion International Ltd (C-487/07); adidas AG andt adidas Benelux BV v Marca Mode CV and Others (C-102/07); Gerolsteiner Brunnen GmbH & Co. v Putsch GmbH (C-100/02); Parfums Christian Dior SA and Parfums Christian Dior BV v Evora BV (C-337/95); E. Friz GmbH v Carsten von der Heyden (C-215/08); LTJ Diffusion SA v Sadas Vertbaudet SA (C-291/00); Frits Loendersloot, trading as F. Loendersloot Internationale Expeditie v George Ballantine & Son Ltd and Others (C-349/95); Die BergSpechte Outdoor Reisen und Alpinschule Edi Koblmüller GmbH v Günther Guni and trekking.at Reisen GmbH (C-278/08); Bayerische Motorenwerke AG (BMW) and BMW Nederland BV v Ronald Karel Deenik (C-63/97); Céline SARL v Céline SA (C-17/06)