Trade Mark Case Law: CJEU is the second edition of a set of one-page summaries of Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) case law. The author is MARQUES member, practitioner, scholar, visionary and comedian Dirk Visser -- well known to MARQUES activists as the man who delivered this year's unforgettable Kay Use Jonas Memorial Lecture, which you can enjoy here and here. According to publishers DeLex:

This publication contains one page summaries of almost all recnt decisions of the European Court of Justice on trade mark law. Most decisions relate to the interpretation of the Trade Mark Directive and/or the Community Trade Mark Regulation. A few decisions concerning related subjects have also been included.

 The relevant rule of law and a representation of the facts of most decisions is summarized in just a few sentences. This is followed by a more elaborate summary, consisting mostly of relevant quotations from the decisions. A chronological index is included at the end of this publication.

 This publication is meant as a first introduction to and a brief survey of European trade mark case law. Please always consult the full texts when appropriate. The full text of all decisions (after 1996) can be found at the website of the European Court of Justice

 This publication was compiled with the help of Piter de Weerd and other colleagues at Klos Morel Vos & Schaap. Decisions rendered after 1 September 2006 have not been included.

 In cooporation with legal publisher deLex, a database will be created of all summaries and all full text decisions (also from before 1996). New decisions of the ECJ will be summarized and published shortly after they are handed down. See www.delex.nl for more information.

If you have any suggestions for revision, do tell Dirk at dirk.visser@kmvs.nl