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Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 April 2003. # Christian Schulin v Saatgut-Treuhandverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH. # Reference for a preliminary ruling: Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main - Germany. # Plant varieties - System of protection - Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 and Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1768/95 - Use by farmers of the product of the harvest - Obligation to provide information to the holder of the Community right. # Case C-305/00.
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 April 2003.
Christian Schulin v Saatgut-Treuhandverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH.
Reference for a preliminary ruling: Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main - Germany.
Plant varieties - System of protection - Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 and Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1768/95 - Use by farmers of the product of the harvest - Obligation to provide information to the holder of the Community right.
Case C-305/00.
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 April 2003.
Christian Schulin v Saatgut-Treuhandverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH.
Reference for a preliminary ruling: Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main - Germany.
Plant varieties - System of protection - Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 and Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1768/95 - Use by farmers of the product of the harvest - Obligation to provide information to the holder of the Community right.
Case C-305/00.
European Court Reports 2003 I-03525
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2003:218
*A9* Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt/Main, Beschluß vom 01/08/2000 (6 U 25/00)
- Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht, internationaler Teil 2000 p.1015-1017
- Agrarrecht 2002 p.25-27
- European Current Law 2001 Part 3 nº 74 (résumé)
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(Council Regulation No 2100/94, Art. 14(2) and (3); Commission Regulation No 1768/95, Art. 8)
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Fifth Chamber)
10 April 2003 (1)
((Plant varieties – System of protection – Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 and Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1768/95 – Use by farmers of the product of the harvest – Obligation to provide information to the holder of the Community right))
In Case C-305/00, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 234 EC by the Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany) for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between Christian Schulinand
Saatgut-Treuhandverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH , on the interpretation of the sixth indent of Article 14(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights (OJ 1994 L 227, p. 1), and Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1768/95 of 24 July 1995 implementing rules on the agricultural exemption provided for in Article 14(3) of Regulation No 2100/94 (OJ 1995 L 173, p. 14),THE COURT (Fifth Chamber),,
after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of:
having regard to the Report for the Hearing,
after hearing the oral observations of Mr Schulin, represented by M. Miersch, Rechtsanwalt, and R. Wilhelms, Patentanwalt, of Saatgut-Treuhandverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, represented by E. Krieger and K. von Gierke, Rechtsanwalt, and of the Commission, represented by G. Braun, at the hearing on 21 February 2002,
after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 21 March 2002,
gives the following
On those grounds,
THE COURT (Fifth Chamber),
in answer to the question referred to it by the Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main by order of 1 August 2000, hereby rules:
Wathelet |
Timmermanns |
Edward |
von Bahr |
Rosas |
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R. Grass |
M. Wathelet |
Registrar |
President of the Fifth Chamber |