commiss decis juli relat proceed articl treati establish eec iv bronbem heidemaatschappij dutch text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard council regul februari articl thereof regard notif date august dutch undertak heidemaatschappij beheer nv grondboorbedrijf mo bv reinder wessemiu grondboorbedrijven bv de ruiter boringen en bemalingen bv lareco bv agreement heidemaatschappij grant undertak licenc dutch patent regard complaint file pursuant articl regul dutch undertak zuid nederlandsch bronbem en grondboringen bv octob heard undertak concern accord articl regul regul fact june august heidemaatschappij beheer nv hereinaft call quot heidemaatschappij quot arnhem netherland lodg patent applic respect process instal point drainag system consist filter tube connect pump point drainag system instal administr procedur preced grant patent undertak steenbergen bv klaaswaal de ruiter bv halfweg haarlemmerlied grondboorbedrijf mo bv rhoon oppos grant patent appli heidemaatschappij ground patent confer heidemaatschappij monopoli right oper process oppos firm regard longer patent steenbergen manufactur special equip oppon support action reinder hagendoorn wessemiu record evid arnhem district court arrondissementsrechtbank june action brought zuid nederlandsch bronbem en grondboringen hereinaft quot zn bronbem quot show agreement conclud heidemaatschappij patent applic oppos firm withdrew opposit patent consider heidemaatschappij grant licenc comment commiss statement object firm question alleg true account fact issu reserv administr procedur connect final decis doubt heidemaatschappij undertook grant licenc firm netherland consent major firm parti agreement claus effect contain licens agreement conclud heidemaatschappij grondboorbedrijf mo bv de ruiter boringen en bemalingen bv lareco bv june grondboorbedrijf wessemiu nv reinder grondboorbedrijf nv juli firm subsequ merg singl enterpris reinder wessemiu grondboorbedrijven bv origin licens agreement replac agreement conclud juli retroact effect januari agreement ident subparagraph claus stipul quot heidemaatschappij grant ident similar licenc oj oj firm netherland consent major parti agreement legal person name preambl firm heidemaatschappij conclud agreement quot parti state reason troubl expens improv patent invent firm withdrew opposit dutch patent offic june grant patent entitl quot process instal point drainag system consist filter tube connect pump point drainag system instal quot august januari dutch firm grondboorbedrijf haitjema en zn bv dedemsvaart zn bronbem mention separ appli heidemaatschappij licenc exploit horizont drainag process patent requir subparagraph claus licens agreement heidemaatschappij consult license firm applic decid licenc grant letter haitjema date octob heidemaatschappij state view press increas product machin type novemb respons approach haitjema restat refus grant licenc exploit process netherland light notabl market forecast opinion exist license heidemaatschappij letter zn bronbem date februari address ground reiter novemb year refus grant licenc exploit process benelux countri februari zn bronbem brought action arnhem district court request court summon hear wit establish circumst fact surround grant patent heidemaatschappij grant heidemaatschappij licenc firm withdrawn opposit refus grant licenc plaintiff seek declar refus grant licenc plaintiff exercis monopoli right confer patent concert license order prevent plaintiff exploit horizont drainag method netherland patent process heidemaatschappij breach articl possibl articl treati establish eec action brought wit heard court june heidemaatschappij notifi licens agreement commiss august ii provision apprais light articl eec treati articl prohibit incompat common market agreement undertak affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market final apprais agreement preliminari examin conclus reach heidemaatschappij holder dutch patent date june license grondboorbedrijf mo bv reinder wessemiu grondboorbedrijven bv de ruiter boringen en bemalingen bv landdevelop reclam compani lareco bv undertak purpos articl eec treati separ licens agreement heidemaatschappij license firm agreement purpos articl decis jointli heidemaatschappij license subparagraph claus agreement agreement purpos articl agreement object effect restrict competit common market prevent heidemaatschappij freeli grant licens patent firm netherland substanti restrict competit numer case contract award major project public author larg firm specif work perform stipul horizont drainag process impos condit perform work altern agreement affect trade member state restrict avail horizont drainag netherland prevent process work extend dutch frontier process capit intens major project restrict appreci preliminari examin fact suggest agreement caught articl treati iii provision apprais light articl eec treati articl provis articl declar inapplic case agreement undertak contribut improv product distribut good promot technic econom progress allow consum fair share result benefit impos undertak concern restrict indispens attain object afford undertak possibl elimin competit respect substanti part product question firm concern support applic exempt articl argument licens agreement ensur patent process exploit wide technic progress promot license firm pool experi enabl improv made process machineri work user process benefit improv made result cooper license favour influenc price competit license absenc agreement lareco heidemaatschappij subsidiari work process benefici effect smaller exchang competit license license competit compet process point made object patent licens agreement anticompetit provis subparagraph claus decis jointli subparagraph provis requir apprais light articl undertak patenthold restrict freedom grant licenc essenc right patenthold license troubl expens improv invent justif differ royalti restrict capac provis object contribut improv product distribut good promot technic econom progress contrari allow number firm author exploit patent process restrict hinder wider process prevent enrich broader rang experi process wide netherland confin exploit limit number license benefici econom effect expect exclus licenc prime purpos facilit penetr market test articl satisfi commiss point fact agreement fail test allow consum fair share benefit deriv firm concern agreement agreement hinder develop competit prevent user suppli favour term agreement contribut attain econom object subparagraph articl question indispens aris assert undertak concern claus object enabl elimin competit dutch foreign firm instal drainag system netherland patent process case vertic horizont drainag process interchang select process depend number circumst configur soil subsoil depth water tabl build stand land drain put oper contract major project frequent stipul horizont process case specif instanc maximum width trench dug mean process undertak licens exploit patent process tender firm concern argu larg number drainag firm busi netherland fact remain materi financi resourc need carri larg project competit consider reduc virtual elimin agreement question prelimari examin shown agreement satisfi test articl treati establish eec iv applic articl council regul infring articl began dai agreement heidemaatschappij license conclud june agreement lareco mo de ruiter juli agreement reinder wessemiu merg singl firm march firm notifi agreement august anticip liabil result action brought arnhem district court breach articl eec treati file complaint commiss repli statement object firm question offer call wit support argument wit heard administr procedur connect final decis addit materi obtain repli evid provision decis effect decis remov immun notif agreement imposit fine articl regul adopt decis articl preliminari examin commiss opinion subparagraph claus patent licens agreement conclud heidemaatschappij beheer nv grondboorbedrijf mo bv reinder wessemiu grondboorbedrijven bv de ruiter boringen en bemalingen bv landdevelop reclam compani lareco bv heidemaatschappij patenthold undertak issu ident similar licenc firm netherland consent parti agreement license decis jointli heidemaatschappij license pursuanc subparagraph claus satisfi test articl eec treati ground grant exempt articl articl decis address undertak nv heidemaatschappij beheer lovinklaan arnhem landdevelop reclam compani lareco bv zijpendaalseweg arnhem bv grondboorbedrijf mo kleidijk rhoon de ruiter boringen en bemalingen bv haarlemmerstraatweg halfweg haarlemmerlied reinder wessemiu grondboorbedrijven bv kanaal anz emmer compascuum brussel juli commiss presid françoi xavier ortoli