References for Preliminary Rulings:
*Case C-236/08: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de Cassation (France) lodged on 3 June 2008 — Google France, Google Inc. v Louis Vuitton Malletier >>EN<<, >>DE<<
*Case C-237/08: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de Cassation (France) lodged on 3 June 2008 — Google France v Viaticum, Luteciel>>EN<<, >>DE<<
*Case C-238/08: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de Cassation (France) lodged on 3 June 2008 — Google France v CNRRH, Pierre-Alexis Thonet, Bruno Raboin, Tiger, a franchisee of ‘Unicis’ >>EN<<, >>DE<<
*Case C-278/08: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 26 June 2008 — Die BergSpechte Outdoor Reisen und Alpinschule Edi Koblmüller GmbH v Günter Guni and trekking.at Reisen GmbH >>EN<<, >>DE<<
*Case C-558/08: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden lodged on 17 December 2008 — Portakabin Limited and Portakabin BV v Primakabin BV >>EN<<, >>DE<<
*Case C-91/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 6 March 2009 – Eis.de GmbH v BBY Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH >>EN<< [previously cited as BANANABAY]
*Case C 323/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from High Court of Justice (England and Wales), Chancery Division, lodged on 12 August 2009 – Interflora Inc, Interflora British Unit v Marks & Spencer plc, Flowers Direct Online Limited [2009] >>EN<< ([2009] EWHC 1095 (Ch))
*Case C 523/10: Refernce for a preliminary ruling from the Austrian Supreme Court, lodged on 5. October 2010 -Wintersteiger AG v Products 4U Sondermaschinenbau GmbH [OGH, 5.10.2010 17 OB 8/10s, Wintersteiger]
Opinion of the General Advocate:
*Opinion of Advocate General Poiares Maduro delivered on 22 September 2009 on the joint cases C‑236/08, C‑237/08 and C‑238/08, Google France v Louis Vuitton Malletier, Google France v Viaticum Luteciel, Google France v CNRRH Pierre‑Alexis Thonet Bruno Raboin Tiger, a franchisee of Unicis >>EN<<, >>DE<<
*Opinion of Advocate General Jääskinen delivered on 24 March 2011 on the case Case C‑323/09, Interflora Inc Interflora British Unit v Marks & Spencer plc Flowers Direct Online Limited >>EN<< >>DE<<
*Opinion of Advocate General Pedro Cruz Villalón on 16th of April on the Case C-523/10, Wintersteiger AG v Products 4U Sondermaschinenbau, >>EN<<, >>DE<<
Preliminary Rulings:
*Joint cases C‑236/08, C‑237/08 and C‑238/08, Google France v Louis Vuitton Malletier, Google France v Viaticum Luteciel, Google France v CNRRH Pierre‑Alexis Thonet Bruno Raboin Tiger, a franchisee of Unicis >>EN<<, >>DE<< 23.03.2010
*Case C-278/08, Die BergSpechte Outdoor Reisen und Alpinschule Edi Koblmüller GmbH v Günter Guni and trekking.at Reisen GmbH >>EN<<, >>DE<< 25.03.2010
*Case C-91/09, Eis.de v BBY Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH >>DE<<, 26.03.2010
* Case C‑558/08, Portakabin Ltd, Portakabin BV v Primakabin BV, >>EN<<, >>DE<< 08.07.2010.
*Case C-323/09, Interflora Inc., Interflora British Unit v Marks & Spencer plc, Flowers Direct Online Ltd, >>EN<<, >>DE<<, 22.09.2011.
*Case C-523/10, Wintersteiger AG v Products 4U Sondermaschinenbau, >>EN<<, >>DE<<, 19.04.2012.
National Decisions (following a preliminary ruling):
*OGH, 21.06.2010, 17 Ob 3/10f, BergSpechte III >>DE<<
*Cour de cassation, 13.07.2010, Google France ./. Sté CNRRH, Pierre Alexis T., Bruno R. et Montravers, Google France ./. CNRRH [Eurochallenges]
*BGH, 13.01.2011, I ZR 125/07, Bananabay II >>DE<<
*BGH, 13.12.2012, I ZR 217/10, MOST-Pralinen >>DE<<
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Legal Resources:
EU-Law:
*FIRST COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (89/104/EEC) >>EN&DE<<
*DIRECTIVE 2008/95/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 22 October 2008 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (2008/95/EC) as published in OJ L 229, 8.11.2008, p. 27 >>EN&DE<<
*COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark >>EN&DE<<
*DIRECTIVE 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (Directive on electronic commerce) >>EN&DE<<
FIRST REPORT on the application of Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (Directive on electronic commerce) >>EN&DE<<
*DIRECTIVE 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market (“Unfair Commercial Practices Directive“) >>EN&DE<<
*DIRECTIVE 2006/114/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 concerning misleading and comparative advertising (“Comparative Advertising Directive”) >>EN&DE<<
Austrian-Law:
*BUNDESGESETZ, mit dem bestimmte rechtliche Aspekte des elektronischen Geschäfts- und Rechtsverkehrs geregelt werden
(E-Commerce-Gesetz, ECG) >>DE<<
*BUNDESGESETZ gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb 1984 (UWG) >>DE<<
*Markenschutzgesetz 1970 (MSchG) >>DE<<
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