IPPT20100603, CJEU, Internetportal v Schlicht

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IPPT20100603

TRADEMARK LAW

 

Bad faith EU-domain name registration
• that Article 21(3) of Regulation No 874/2004 must be interpreted as meaning that bad faith can be established by circumstances other than those listed in Article 21(3)(a) to (e) of that regulation.
• that, in order to assess whether there is conduct in bad faith within the meaning of Article 21(1)(b) of Regulation No 874/2004, read in conjunction with Article 21(3) thereof, the national court must take into consideration all the relevant factors specific to the particular case and, in particular, the conditions under which registration of the trade mark was obtained and those under which the .eu top level domain name was registered.


IPPT20100603, CJEU, Internetportal v Schlicht