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Christian Louboutin v Amazon Europe Core Sàrl and Others (C-148/21)
The questions referred for a prelimina…
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Christian Louboutin v Amazon Europe Core Sàrl and Others (C-148/21)

Judgment of 22 Dec 2022law://eu/cjeu/2021/c-148-21/para_25@2026-11-10

25In that regard, it should be noted at the outset that the concept of ‘using’ within the meaning of Article 9(2) of Regulation 2017/1001 is not defined by that regulation.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-148/21 · ECLI:EU:C:2022:1016
Decided: 22 Dec 2022
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Tribunal d’arrondissement de Luxembourg (District Court, Luxembourg, Luxembourg) and the Tribunal de l’entreprise francophone de Bruxelles (Brussels Companies Court (French-speaking), Belgium)
Applicant: Christian Louboutin
Defendants: Amazon Europe Core Sàrl; Amazon EU Sàrl and 3 more
Amazon Services Europe Sàrl; Amazon.com Inc; Amazon Services LLC
Rapporteur: M. Ilešič
Advocate General: M. Szpunar
Bench: 13 judges
K. Lenaerts, L. Bay Larsen, A. Prechal, K. Jürimäe, C. Lycourgos, M. Safjan, P. G. Xuereb, D. Gratsias, M. L. Arastey Sahún, M. Ilešič, F. Biltgen, I. Ziemele, J. Passer
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62021CJ0148

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Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services Trade marks

History · 1 version

22 Dec 2022Reading

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Interprets 1: Regulation (EU) 2017/10012 provisions
Cited by 2: Audi AG v GQ (C-334/22)2 provisions; Zalando SE v European Commission (T-348/23)2 provisions
Cites 9: Directive 2000/31/EC; Regulation (EU) 2017/10012 provisions; 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); L’Oréal SA and Others v eBay International AG and Others (C-324/09); Coty Germany GmbH v Amazon Services Europe Sàrl and Others (C-567/18); Berlin Chemie A. Menarini SRL v Administraţia Fiscală pentru Contribuabili Mijlocii Bucureşti - Direcţia Generală Regională a Finanţelor Publice Bucureşti (C-333/20); Daimler AG v Együd Garage Gépjárműjavító és Értékesítő Kft (C-179/15); Frisdranken Industrie Winters BV v Red Bull GmbH (C-119/10); Christian Louboutin v Amazon Europe Core Sàrl and Others (C-148/21)