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Document 62008CN0062

Case C-62/08: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie van België lodged on 18 February 2008 — UDV North America Inc v Brandtraders NV

OJ C 107, 26.4.2008, p. 18–18 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

26.4.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 107/18

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie van België lodged on 18 February 2008 — UDV North America Inc v Brandtraders NV

(Case C-62/08)

(2008/C 107/26)

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hof van Cassatie van België

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: UDV North America Inc

Respondent: Brandtraders NV

Questions referred

(1)

For there to be use of the sign within the meaning of Article 9(1)(a) and (2)(d) of Council Regulation 40/94 (1) of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark, is it necessary that a third party, within the meaning of Article 9(1)(a) of the Regulation:

(a)

uses the sign on his own behalf?

(b)

uses the sign as an interested party in relation to trade in goods in which he is himself a contractual party?

(2)

Can a trade intermediary who acts in his own name, but not on his own behalf, be regarded as a third party who uses the sign within the meaning of Article 9(1)(a) and (2)(d)?

(1)  OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1.

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