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Leno Merken BV v Hagelkruis Beheer BV (C-149/11)
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38

Leno Merken BV v Hagelkruis Beheer BV (C-149/11)

Judgment of 19 Dec 2012law://eu/cjeu/2011/c-149-11/para_38@2026-11-10

38There is no reference in the text of Article 15(1) to the territories of the Member States. However, it is clear from the provision that the Community trade mark must be used in the Community, which means, in other words, that use of the mark in third States cannot be taken into account.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-149/11 · ECLI:EU:C:2012:816
Decided: 19 Dec 2012
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Gerechtshof ’s-Gravenhage (Netherlands)
Applicant: Leno Merken BV
Defendant: Hagelkruis Beheer BV
Rapporteur: U. Lõhmus
Advocate General: E. Sharpston
Bench: 5 judges
A. Rosas, U. Lõhmus, A. Ó Caoimh, A. Arabadjiev, C.G. Fernlund
Language: Dutch
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62011CJ0149

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Interprets 1: Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (codified version) (Text with EEA relevance)
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Cites 14: Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (codified version) (Text with EEA relevance); 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); Ansul BV v Ajax Brandbeveiliging BV (C-40/01); La Mer Technology Inc. v Laboratoires Goemar SA (C-259/02); General Motors Corporation v Yplon SA (C-375/97); Libertel Groep BV v Benelux-Merkenbureau (C-104/01); PAGO International GmbH v Tirolmilch registrierte Genossenschaft mbH (C-301/07); The Sunrider Corporation v European Union Intellectual Property Office (C-416/04 P); European Commission v Republic of Austria (C-10/10); Alfredo Nieto Nuño v Leonci Monlleó Franquet (C-328/06); The Queen v Immigration Appeal Tribunal, ex parte Gustaff Desiderius Antonissen (C-292/89); DHL Express France SAS v Chronopost SA (C-235/09); Elaine Farrell v Alan Whitty, Minister for the Environment, Ireland, Attorney General and Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) (C-356/05); Skov Æg v Bilka Lavprisvarehus A/S and Bilka Lavprisvarehus A/S v Jette Mikkelsen and Michael Due Nielsen (C-402/03)