ECJ rules non-licensee ineligible to register .eu domain on behalf of trade mark owner | Practical Law

ECJ rules non-licensee ineligible to register .eu domain on behalf of trade mark owner | Practical Law

The ECJ has ruled that a party which was under contract to a trade mark owner to register a .eu domain on behalf of the trade mark owner but which was not licensed to use the trade mark commercially was not a licensee of prior rights for the purpose of the sunrise provisions of Regulation 874/2004 on the rules on implementing the .eu TLD. (Pie Optiek SPRL v Bureau Gevers SA and another, Case C 376/11, 19 July 2012.)

ECJ rules non-licensee ineligible to register .eu domain on behalf of trade mark owner

by PLC IPIT & Communications
Published on 19 Jul 2012 • European Union
The ECJ has ruled that a party which was under contract to a trade mark owner to register a .eu domain on behalf of the trade mark owner but which was not licensed to use the trade mark commercially was not a licensee of prior rights for the purpose of the sunrise provisions of Regulation 874/2004 on the rules on implementing the .eu TLD. (Pie Optiek SPRL v Bureau Gevers SA and another, Case C 376/11, 19 July 2012.)