31.3.2012
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 98/8
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 16 February 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Mercantil No 1 de Alicante — Spain) — Celaya Emparanza y Galdos Internacional SA v Proyectos Integrales de Balizamientos SL
(Case C-488/10) (1)
(Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Article 19(1) - Community designs - Infringement or threatened infringement - Definition of ‘third parties’)
2012/C 98/09
Language of the case: Spanish
Referring court
Juzgado de lo Mercantil No 1 de Alicante
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Celaya Emparanza y Galdos Internacional SA
Defendant: Proyectos Integrales de Balizamiento SL
Re:
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Juzgado de lo Mercantil No 1 de Alicante — Interpretation of Article 19(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs (OJ 2002 L 3, p. 1) — Infringement or threatened infringement — Concept of third parties
Operative part of the judgment
1.
Article 19(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs must be interpreted as meaning that, in a dispute relating to infringement of the exclusive right conferred by a registered Community design, the right to prevent use by third parties of the design extends to any third party who uses a design that does not produce on informed users a different overall impression, including the third party holder of a later registered Community design.
2.
The answer to the first question is unconnected with the intention or conduct of the third party.
(1) OJ C 346, 18.12.2010.
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