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Hanssen Beleggingen BV v Tanja Prast-Knipping (C-341/16)
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35

Hanssen Beleggingen BV v Tanja Prast-Knipping (C-341/16)

Judgment of 5 Oct 2017law://eu/cjeu/2016/c-341-16/para_35@2026-11-10

35Proceedings concerning exclusively the question of who is entitled to a patent do not therefore fall within the scope of such exclusive jurisdiction (judgment of 15 November 1983, Duijnstee, 288/82, EU:C:1983:326, paragraph 26).

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-341/16 · ECLI:EU:C:2017:738
Decided: 5 Oct 2017
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf (Higher Regional Court, Düsseldorf, Germany)
Applicant: Hanssen Beleggingen BV
Defendant: Tanja Prast-Knipping
Rapporteur: M. Ilešič
Advocate General: H. Saugmandsgaard Øe
Bench: 5 judges
M. Ilešič, A. Prechal, A. Rosas, C. Toader, E. Jarašiūnas
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62016CJ0341

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Judicial cooperation in civil matters

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5 Oct 2017Reading

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Interprets 1: Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
Cited by 2: IRnova AB v FLIR Systems AB (C-399/21)2 provisions; G.M.K.-Z.B.M. v S.O (C-99/24)
Cites 10: Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012; Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters; Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (codified version) (Text with EEA relevance); Gesellschaft für Antriebstechnik mbH & Co. KG v Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG (C-4/03); Solvay SA v Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe BV and Others (C-616/10); Ferdinand M.J.J. Duijnstee v Lodewijk Goderbauer (C-288/82); Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts v JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Frankfurt Branch (C-144/10); Mario P. A. Reichert and others v Dresdner Bank (C-115/88); Brite Strike Technologies Inc. v Brite Strike Technologies SA (C-230/15); Hanssen Beleggingen BV v Tanja Prast-Knipping (C-341/16)