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European Union
Koch Media GmbH v FU (C-559/20)
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European Union law
Directive 2009/24/EC
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Koch Media GmbH v FU (C-559/20)

Judgment of 28 Apr 2022law://eu/cjeu/2020/c-559-20/para_12@2026-11-11

12Directive 2009/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the legal protection of computer programs (OJ 2009 L 111, p. 16) codified and repealed Council Directive 91/250/EEC of 14 May 1991 on the legal protection of computer programs (OJ 1991 L 122, p. 42).

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Tenth Chamber
Case: C-559/20 · ECLI:EU:C:2022:317
Decided: 28 Apr 2022
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Landgericht Saarbrücken (Regional Court, Saarbrücken, Germany)
Applicant: Koch Media GmbH
Defendant: FU
Rapporteur: M. Ilešič
Advocate General: M. Campos Sánchez-Bordona
Bench: 3 judges
I. Jarukaitis, M. Ilešič, D. Gratsias
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62020CJ0559

Topics

Approximation of laws Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services Intellectual, industrial and commercial property Internal market - Principles

History · 1 version

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Interprets 1: 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)
Cited by 1: Mylan AB v Gilead Sciences Finland Oy and Others (C-473/22)
Cites 15: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Directive 2001/29/EC; 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); Mircom International Content Management & Consulting (M.I.C.M.) Limited v Telenet BVBA (C-597/19); Randstad Italia SpA v Umana SpA and Others (C-497/20); United Video Properties Inc. v Telenet NV (C-57/15); Diageo Brands BV v Simiramida-04 EOOD (C-681/13); Constantin Film Verleih GmbH v YouTube LLC and Google Inc (C-264/19); Realchemie Nederland BV v Bayer CropScience AG (C-406/09); Directive 2009/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the legal protection of computer programs (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance); Council Directive 91/250/EEC of 14 May 1991 on the legal protection of computer programs; Commission Directive 2000/48/EC of 25 July 2000 amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively (Text with EEA relevance); Koch Media GmbH v FU (C-559/20); Jørn Hansson v Jungpflanzen Grünewald GmbH (C-481/14)