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Nintendo Co. Ltd v BigBen Interactive GmbH and BigBen Interactive SA (C-24/16, C-25/16)
Judgment
The questions referred for a prelimina…
Question 1
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Nintendo Co. Ltd v BigBen Interactive GmbH and BigBen Interactive SA (C-24/16, C-25/16)

Judgment of 27 Sept 2017law://eu/cjeu/2016/c-24-16/para_42@2026-11-10

42Those rules have the character of lex specialis in relation to the rules provided for by Regulation No 44/2001 (judgment of 13 July 2017, Bayerische Motoren Werke, C‑433/16, EU:C:2017:550, paragraph 39).

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Cases: C-24/16, C-25/16 · ECLI:EU:C:2017:724
Decided: 27 Sept 2017
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf (Higher Regional Court, Düsseldorf, Germany)
Applicant: Nintendo Co. Ltd
Defendants: BigBen Interactive GmbH; BigBen Interactive SA
Rapporteur: M. Ilešič
Advocate General: Y. Bot
Bench: 5 judges
M. Ilešič, K. Lenaerts, A. Prechal, C. Toader, E. Jarašiūnas
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62016CJ0024

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Designs Judicial cooperation in civil matters Law governing the institutions

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27 Sept 2017Reading

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Interprets 3: Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters; Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 (Rome II)2 provisions; Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs
Cited by 9: AMS Neve Ltd and Others v Heritage Audio SL and Pedro Rodríguez Arribas (C-172/18)4 provisions; Beverage City & Lifestyle GmbH and Others v Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc (C-832/21)4 provisions; Acacia Srl v Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (C-421/20)4 provisions; B&Bartoni spol. s r.o. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-617/21); Proceedings brought by K (C-519/20); Ferrari SpA v Mansory Design & Holding GmbH and WH (C-123/20); Thun SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-604/17); Firma Hans Bühler KG v Finanzamt de Graz-Stadt (C-580/16); SNCF Mobilités, formerly Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF) v European Commission (C-127/16 P)
Cites 22: Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters; Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 (Rome II); Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (Text with EEA relevance); Cartel Damage Claims (CDC) Hydrogen Peroxide SA v Evonik Degussa GmbH and Others (C-352/13); Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs; "ERGO Insurance" SE v "If P&C Insurance" AS and "Gjensidige Baltic" AAS v "PZU Lietuva" UAB DK (C-359/14, C-475/14); Johan Deckmyn and Vrijheidsfonds VZW v Helena Vandersteen and Others (C-201/13); Florin Lazar, représenté légalement par Luigi Erculeo v Allianz SpA (C-350/14); H. Gautzsch Großhandel GmbH & Co. KG v Münchener Boulevard Möbel Joseph Duna GmbH (C-479/12); Roche Nederland BV and Others v Frederick Primus and Milton Goldenberg (C-539/03); Celaya Emparanza y Galdos Internacional SA v Proyectos Integrales de Balizamiento SL (C-488/10); The Gillette Company and Gillette Group Finland Oy v LA-Laboratories Ltd Oy (C-228/03); Eva-Maria Painer v Standard VerlagsGmbH and Others (C-145/10); First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks; Deo Antoine Homawoo v GMF Assurances SA (C-412/10); DHL Express France SAS v Chronopost SA (C-235/09); Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark; Bayerische Motoren Werke AG v Acacia Srl (C-433/16)2 provisions; Nintendo Co. Ltd v BigBen Interactive GmbH and BigBen Interactive SA (C-24/16); HanseYachts AG v Port D’Hiver Yachting SARL and Others (C-29/16); Damijan Vnuk v Zavarovalnica Triglav d.d (C-162/13); Costin Popescu v Guvernul României and Others (C-632/15)