commiss decis juli relat proceed articl eec treati iv advocaat zwart kip eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard council regul februari articl thereof regard applic date decemb made mr soenen bouckaert wine trader rumbek belgium articl regul regard decis commiss februari initi proceed pursuant articl regul heard undertak concern accord articl regul regul eec regard opinion date obtain advisori committe restrict practic monopoli pursuant articl regul fact fact case summar april compani call vn handelsmaatschappij van olffen rotterdam vb van olffen hattem hereinaft refer quot van olffen quot regist design trade mark embodi word quot advocaat zwart kip quot februari van olffen enter agreement mr thissen brussel hereinaft refer quot thissen quot transfer right regist mark thissen sole entitl trade mark quot advocaat zwart kip quot territori belgium luxembourg sell advocaat product manufactur trade mark provid damag reput trade mark agreement transfer thissen goodwil concern recipi product van olffen fulli own vn heineken amsterdam hold compani heineken acquir sharehold produc sell egg base liqueur hereinaft refer quot advocaat quot dutch market trademark quot advocaat zwart kip quot februari thissen sign agreement mr nolet de brauwer van steeland vilverd hereinaft refer quot nolet quot nolet partnership acquir right assign thissen agreement februari juli nolet assign busi trademark pvba cinoco vilvord compani found subsequ cinoco sa brussel hereinaft refer quot cinoco quot cinoco undertak produc distribut alcohol beverag belgium luxembourg stella artoi group minor sharehold februari van olffen regist quot benelux quot registr arrang exist owner right trade mark quot advocaat zwart kip quot except right quot advocaat quot belgium luxembourg juli cinoco regist quot benelux quot arrang owner trade mark quot advocaat zwart kip quot belgian luxembourg territori origin registr file decemb regist brussel oj oj tribunel de commerc question exist right dealt articl benelux convent trade mark articl pursuant articl trade mark own benelux countri person owner trade mark countri object import benelux countri product bear trade mark claim compens account import trade mark affix owner thereof countri permiss exist owner econom link exploit product concern februari mr soenen bouckaert wine trader rumbek hereinaft refer quot soenen quot purchas dealer establish netherland quantiti advocaat bear trade mark quot advocaat zwart kip quot manufactur put circul van olffen import belgium august cinoco brought proceed soenen courtrai tribun de commerc claim infring trade mark design quot advocaat zwart kip quot appli injunct forbid exploit tribun de commerc gave judgment favour cinoco take account provis eec treati judgment grant absolut territori protect respect trademark juli soenen appeal judgment court appeal ghent court adjourn indefinit hear appeal scope agreement involv partit market confirm letter parti march octob june june june juli letter van olffen octob repli letter march cinoco quot wij verzekeren echter dat wij al het mogelijk zullen doen om te voorkomen dat onz advocaat vanuit netherland naar belgië geleverd wordt quot van olffen put circul netherland advocaat qualiti trademark quot advocaat zwart kip quot juli van olffen manufactur advocaat sold cinoco belgium luxembourg market request cinoco advocaat differ composit alcohol content present advocaat sold van olffen netherland van olffen alcohol content advocaat bottl bottl import soenen alcohol content cinoco hand alcohol content bottl differenti bottl van olffen attach label displai address advocaat fact manufactur van olffen sold cinoco belgium luxembourg ii find term articl eec treati prohibit incompat common market agreement undertak decis associ undertak concert practic affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market fact prohibit member state trade product legal trade mark member state sole ground ident trade mark origin regist member state incompat provis free movement good common market articl eec treati long undertak act accord principl conform eec treati field trademark right articl treati applic provid circumst constitut infring articl exist link legal financi technic econom natur current owner product manufactur origin dutch owner trade mark import parti belgium luxembourg regard spuriou product present decis prevent cinoco prohibit basi right trademark quot advocaat zwart kip quot import suppli product spuriou substanc trademark put issu van olffen thissen nolet cinoco undertak mean articl agreement sign concern right translat quot assur prevent deliveri advocaat netherland belgium quot judgment court justic juli case publish report decis commiss septemb grundig consten oj interest devolv owner agreement undertak capabl fall scope articl agreement conclud eec treati forc effect continu date articl text agreement includ assign trade mark quot advocaat zwart kip quot word agreement subsequ event devolut interest parti registr trade mark parti exchang letter proceed institut cinoco show agreement intend partit market continu effect event agreement trade mark quot advocaat zwart kip quot prevent import product bear trade mark effect restrict competit common market depriv parti agreement dutch dealer capac export freeli product concern belgium luxembourg restrict suppli market time prevent belgian luxembourg dealer import product reduc demand product free interplai suppli demand restrict partit market note signific restrict cinoco request commiss appli commun agreement minor import point commun guidanc purpos term agreement case fulfil essenti condit favour small medium size undertak laid commun van olffen benefit financi commerci support heineken hold import posit manufactur alcohol beverag benelux countri fact fulli own similar pronounc relationship exist cinoco stella artoi posit benelux market advocaat parti agreement neglig examin restrict competit signific fact quantiti advocaat import soenen small creation obstacl trade member state base trade mark right prevent import extrem larg quantiti potenti restrict competit result obstacl consider agreement effect restrict trade common market signific extent cinoco object partit market justifi differ qualiti product concern advocaat import soenen contain alcohol whilst manufactur cinoco contain cinoco fact meantim reduc alcohol content product event differ qualiti justifi partit market supplier entitl packag product composit origin alcohol content van olffen fact state alcohol content bottl whilst cinoco origin product sold consum danger misl supplier omit state composit origin product import soenen advocaat manufactur put circul van olffen harm interest consum benefit allow consum opportun purchas advocaat manufactur van olffen process lower price ultim consum decid effect differ qualiti choic make equal agreement separ netherland market belgium luxembourg effect affect trade member state import product origin netherland bear trade mark belgium luxembourg prevent significantli affect trade member state manner potenti harm achiev object singl market member state assign trade mark escap applic articl effect avoid partit market reconcil exercis trade mark right commun level respect condit competit principl oj uniti market case effect agreement market partit restrict oppos order maintain uniti market present decis direct agreement assign trade mark undertak agreement partit market includ agreement fulfil condit applic articl eec treati provis articl declar inapplic case agreement categori agreement undertak decis categori decis associ undertak concert practic categori concert practic contribut improv product distribut good promot technic econom progress whilst allow consum fair share result benefit impos undertak concern restrict indispens attain object afford undertak possibl elimin competit respect substanti part product question agreement notifi commiss articl council regul exempt notif virtu articl regul effect prevent vendor parti freeli import export commun product bear trade mark agreement exempt notif articl satisfi requir paragraph agreement contribut improv product distribut good promot technic econom progress mean paragraph contrari effect hinder distribut advocaat articl regul commiss applic find infring articl decis requir undertak concern bring infring end intent commiss regard forego consider requir undertak concern bring infring end forthwith adopt decis articl agreement date februari trade mark quot advocaat zwart kip quot netherland belgium luxembourg effect prohibit import product bear trade mark quot advocaat zwart kip quot constitut infring articl eec treati qualifi exempt paragraph articl articl vb van olffen hattem sa cinoco brussel forthwith bring end infring found articl refrain prevent free movement netherland belgium luxembourg product bear trade mark quot advocaat zwart kip quot articl decis address van olffen vb hattem cinoco sa brussel brussel juli commiss presid françoi xavier ortoli judgment court justic februari case report xvii