commiss decis juli relat proceed articl eec treati iv velcro aplix french text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun regard council regul februari regul implement articl treati amend act access greec articl thereof regard notif file januari velcro franc pari renam aplix sa hereinaft refer aplix licens agreement oversea textil machineri sàrl right aplix succeed februari sign octob velcro sa hereinaft refer velcro nyon switzerland regard complaint made commiss articl regul novemb velcro act jointli velcro europ bv hereinaft refer velcro europ haaksbergen netherland notifi agreement infring articl regard commiss decis june initi proceed case untertak concern opportun make view object rais commiss accord articl regul commiss regul eec hear provid articl council regul regard written submiss made aplix velcro statement oral hear held octob consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit fact notifi agreement agreement ocotb claus claus velcro grant aplix exclus manufactur exploit right franc morocco tunisia countri belong french econom union invent type textil fasten form hook bear tape protect french patent aplix undertak exploit patent accord velcro direct gener manufactur technic equival product claus agre pai velcro consider patent right technic support grant lump sum annual royalti sale fix percentag net sell price work velcro guarante minimum amount annual royalti allow check aplix product sale record purpos sentenc claus aplix oblig sell product aris exploit patent trade mark velcro trade mark grant aplix free charg claus aplix free sell product cover agreement countri velcro grant exclus licenc product circumst export directli indirectli countri cover velcro licenc claus claus agreement effect octob long patent cover patent obtain field remain valid claus make aplix respons defrai cost maintain patent licens invent patent obtain field invent aplix wish forc licens territori currenc agreement sentenc claus parti undertak commun delai free charg parti improv made invent supplementari agreement aven initi agreement sign aplix velcro novemb decemb patent ad origin licens expir octob apat no cover process manufactur loop tape hook loop fasten expir august decemb bpatent cover metal tape fasten expir august contest parti supplementari agreement decemb intend aplix interven action illicit copi brought velcro parti franc supplementari agreement parti expressli refer claus agreement octob exclus licenc cover patent subsequ obtain field invent agre abovement patent fell scope exclus licenc aplix maintain velcro breach contractu oblig fail commun aplix patent velcro compani belong group obtain franc aplix undertak order requir manufactur equip machineri accessori tape loom manufactur jakob mueller frick switzerland sentenc claus aplix agre equip licens territori fourth sentenc claus claus aplix undertak manufactur sell fasten compet licens invent currenc agreement velcro similarli agre compet aplix directli indirectli field grant right invent competitor aplix aplix make potenti patent invent field cover agreement subsequ patent germani unit kingdom netherland patent obtain velcro assign fair compens paid inventor person succeed right inventor velcro license author invent claus aplix invent license velcro claus arbitr settl disput aris interpret applic agreement lai procedur ii undertak concern case velcro sa velcro swiss compani found engin de mestral assign patent compani velcro busi manufactur sell patent hook loop fasten exploit patent licens defend infring action brought number recent year netherland franc countri aplix velcro licens compani eec ausonia spa itali gottlieb binder germani van damm amp cie nv benelux countri selectu unit kingdom ireland denmark licens agreement enter notifi commiss selectu expir basic velcro patent commun countri expir long ago unabl provid license adequ technic support initi obtain loom manufactur jakob mueller velcro set license research associ initi call eavil dinco associ dissolv velcro share held netherland antil corpor velcro industri nv curaçao act hold compani velcro group velcro group includ velcro usa velcro american license canadian velcro velcro israël velcro zealand velcro europ bv main busi group product unit velcro fasten canada india zealand manufactur sale hook loop fasten velcro trade mark larg number countri includ year european countri velcro europ bv member velcro group regist haaksbergen netherland manufactur market centr velcro product european commun fasten manufactur haaksbergen export netherland velcro trade mark qualifi product commun origin commiss regul eec fabric import velcro europ make fasten limit percentag import materi finish product state regul fasten produc velcro europ manufactur common market loom manufactur jakob mueller velcro assign earlier agreement develop loom equip manufactur patent product design velcro agreement aplix octob exclus supplier equip part subject patent expir meantim license purchas equip jakob mueller provid recompens effort develop manufactur europ east suppli equip compar jakob mueller aplix manufactur sell wall cover grip fasten achiev bulk turnov fasten exclus velcro licenc aplix successfulli enter field plastic fasten franc present factori hold number patent regist trade mark franc countri set factori taiwan establish subsidiari feder republ germani itali aplix turnov tripl reach ff iii product ath grip hook loop textil fasten market aplix velcro trade mark partli aplix mark compos tape cover loop commerci call astrakan tape cover hook commerci call hook tape woven polyamid yarn stand temperatur gc tape press hook engag loop pull end hook open releas loop return origin posit set posit heat set process hook loop fasten combin tape manufactur sold aplix conform fasten french patent no refer basic patent expir year type fasten market aplix velcro license fasten cover origin french patent made tape cover hook exploit meet technic requir market aplix exploit improv patent held velcro manufactur metal hook tape patent subject supplementari agreement decemb accord claus assign velcro patent feder republ germani unit kingdom netherland unit state improv made aplix velcro hold patent invent made aplix chairman patent exploit commerci limit period bthe hook loop fasten charact patent exploit requir substanti technic commerci develop license protract technic develop work produc materi month agreement sign trial product begin franc territori licenc issu commerci product velcro fasten begin end promot work stimul demand complet product market trade mark previous technic data parti suppli investig case give main advantag hook loop fasten abil withstand larg number open close oper wear fact sewn stuck bond stapl back materi enabl make quick releas closur wide varieti materi fabric cardboard paper metal glass leather includ wash dry clean main user fasten descend order import household furnish cloth manufactur distributor automot transport equip industri leather footwear industri cthe hook loop fasten sold velcro aplix trade mark competit type textil fasten cheaper partli greater ag underli invent qualiti differ market textil fasten divid group product wide differ import slide zip fasten market time grip fasten limit extent substitut grip fasten grip fasten velcro hook loop fasten includ mushroom type fasten directli compet velcro fasten limit rang applic inferior perform withstand boil suit applic involv limit number open close oper french market grip fasten hook loop mushroom type estim million metr tape million mushroom type aplix hold market present sale hook loop fasten sold exclus aplix trade mark rest account mushroom type fasten sold fixa mark grip plastic fasten sold plasti aplix mark market grip fasten contract fall consumpt footwear industri firm aplix suppli grip fasten french market niedick feder republ germani kanebo japan kuni switzerland louison franc sell mushroom type fasten trade mark brisa magicloth fix velour cric crac manufactur sell eec countri hook loop fasten sold eec countri velcro europ velcro license selectu velcro trade mark license velcro american firm iv disput parti aat meet held geneva june european license velcro told licens agreement contain larg number claus prohibit ec commiss decis eec aoip beyrar substanti amend velcro mention possibl termin agreement forbid license trade mark expiri basic patent exchang correspond aplix novemb velcro told aplix agreement octob end expiri french patent decemb aplix earlier unsuccesfulli obtain licenc velcro continu trade mark long period basic patent expir contest velcro posit declar entitl withhold sum velcro claim aplix ow alleg suffer harm velcro failur pass improv patent compli formal regist licenc patent inpi institut nation de la propriété industriel aplix chang compani velcro franc sàrl velcro consent present aplix sa began aplix trade mark parti decid refer disput arbitr provid claus agreement arbitr declin give rule feel await decis commiss notifi agreement valid bvelcro brought disput pari region court tribun de grand instanc claim aplix engag unfair competit take step depriv velcro trade mark distinct word la fort product de velcro en europ letter head court declar agreement termin fault aplix judgment march court held entir disput subject arbitr claus stipul agreement declin jurisdict decis upheld pari court appeal octob ground agreement notifi commiss enjoi provision valid time commiss decis enforc nation court refer articl treati agreement held enjoi provision valid dutch court refus june applic injunct aplix french dealer export hook loop fasten netherland found export fasten consid legitim put market franc aplix velcro trade mark velcro consent cmeanwhil request inform commiss parti enter negoti earli view reach amic settlement incorpor commiss ask made notifi agreement remov territori exclus grant aplix exclus purchas oblig competit claus export ban impos aplix compulsori assign aplix improv patent feder republ germani unit kingdom netherland unit state confirm commiss letter date june novemb velcro aplix negoti parti continu interrupt velcro ask commiss issu statement object agreement summer shown letter parti lawyer commiss juli septemb end negoti broke side blame failur aplix express willing delet claus benefit licensor ii ban export countri cover exclus velcro licenc ii oblig purchas exclus jakob mueller iii license oblig assign right improv patent feder republ germani unit kingdom netherland unit state iv competit claus countri cover licenc scope commun law note notwithstand competit claus aplix fact exploit product compet directli velcro fasten mushroom fasten fasten made compet patent invent obtain aplix dsinc velcro europ sell grip fasten velcro trade mark french distributor novemb aplix wrote french distributor claim industri properti right infring made refer velcro trade mark recent french court judgment april letter telex velcro europ alleg infring patent aplix obtain export bond tape franc subsequ aplix explain commiss basi patent written distributor novemb velcro letter hedg legal safeguard extrem threaten calcul drive custom aplix fear court action ein repli commiss aplix maintain agreement velcro valid august date expiri patent subject supplementari agreement decemb supplementari agreement aplix argu enter previou extend agreement decemb object velcro receiv royalti time aplix contend justif claim territori exclus grant origin agreement extend august aplix made clear view principl establish court justic european commun centrafarm winthrop attempt oppos entri territori product bear velcro trade mark market member state trade mark trade mark owner consent hand contend agreement grant exlus trade mark velcro franc exclus entitl oppos entri french market product bear velcro mark directli sold velcro europ french buyer market netherland repeatedli voic posit principl aplix action send mention letter french distributor suppli velcro prevent direct import velcro netherland aplix bound export ban made sale eec countri cover exclus licenc velcro fin letter commiss date juli velcro disput notifi agreement consid forc decemb argu agreement extend supplementari agreement decemb patent refer licens aplix aplix request sole enabl interven patent infring action velcro brought french compani décor exploit assess claus notifi agreement relat competit rule eec treati prejudic view nation court question agreement extend supplementari agreement decemb gat oral hear held octob parti reiter basic posit aplix ask commiss recogn oppos direct import product bear velcro trade mark statu exclus license mark upheld nation court complain lack cooper velcro connect remov agreement exclus purchas claus export ban competit claus oblig assign right improv patent enabl commiss exempt agreement past aplix reaffirm reach agreement velcro consist competit rule velcro part submit supplementari agreement decemb regard separ agreement capabl validli extend life agreement previou supplementari agreement parti explicitli refer claus agreement provid automat extens velcro contest aplix velcro trade mark direct indirect manner franc expiri basic patent decemb rule possibl amic settlement futur legal assess scope decis decis concern agreement date octob undertak parti notifi commiss pursuant articl regul februari agreement assumpt caught articl condit applic articl fulfil commiss exempt retroact articl regul commiss fact consid decemb agreement claus fallen scope articl circumst case justifi protect invest made license franc decemb date coincid present case date expiri basic velcro patent franc benefit exempt pursuant articl commiss consid present make find valid agreement period prior decemb parti honour agreement good faith commiss knowledg claim parti commiss nation court period contrari commiss consid desir determin valid agreement period decemb subject commiss receiv complaint velcro sa license commiss consid doubt expiri velcro basic patent franc decemb notifi agreement caught prohibit contain articl qualifi exempt pursuant articl ii articl licens agreement octob supplement supplementari agreement novemb possibl supplementari agreement decemb agreement undertak mean articl agreement object effect restrict competit common market mean provis discuss result restrict appreci effect relev fasten market share french market held aplix provis agreement list paragraph section constitut decemb restrict competit mean articl paragraph exclus grant aplix agreement oper parti prevent velcro exploit patent fasten velcro trade mark franc offer licenc firm interest patent trade mark prevent competit territori person exploit invent trade mark restrict owner industri properti right fallen prohibit contain articl expiri basic patent assum agreement validli extend aplix exploit time velcro patent valid exclus patent consid compat articl treati concern introduct protect technolog contract territori mean court judgment maiz seed case maintain case exclus appli parti effect restrict freedom velcro market directli franc product result valid improv patent product made expir basic patent present exploit aplix velcro articl exclud appli restrict free movement good fact good market velcro trade mark agreement aplix undertaken sell product aris exploit patent velcro fact mark stipul exclus aplix point aplix wrong commun law requir free movement trade mark good market member state hag judgment court justic held contrari eec treati prohibit market member state good trade mark lawfulli member state ground ident trade mark origin exist member state clear judgment assign nation mark alter posit applic trade mark law permit assigne assignor nation mark oppos direct import basi law unlaw invok trade mark law direct import mark assign transfer court order expropri appli mark licens absenc justif result protect introduct velcro mark franc decemb part essenti function trade mark enabl velcro aplix isol nation market prohibit import product manufactur member state lawfulli bear velcro trade mark affix trade mark owner license present case criteria judg restict free trade member state laid articl paragraph export ban prevent aplix sell product licens territori countri velcro grant exclus licenc exclus licenc forc unit kingdom ireland denmark aplix export hook loop fasten made velcro patent franc countri aplix gave formal undertak make export unit kingdom settlement novemb action brought velcro unit kingdom license selectu high court justic chanceri divis london state aoip beyrard decis refer part essenti function patent right enabl licensor prohibit license export countri licensor grant licenc protect license competit license contractu ban export import expiri basic patent restrict competit mean articl state invoc velcro mark permit isol market paragraph automat extens term licens agreement condit aplix defrai cost maintain forc improv patent desir deni licensor possibl escap restrict oblig end statutori period protect basic patent restrict competit result denial possibl velcro agreement provid earli termin breach contract commiss state aoip beyrard decis parti free agre subsequ extend term origin agreement commiss reiter principl unilater extens term agreement absenc specif agreement effect permiss present case note contract validli extend decemb specif agreement novemb call basic patent permit effect exploit velcro fasten paragraph interpret appli parti oblig obtain loom equip exclus tape loom manufactur jakob mueller relat plant specif product grip fasten loom weav tape cut machin make hook effect consid substitut product market point ii oblig prevent license obtain equip manufactur common market possibl favour term restrict freedom license oblig significantli affect posit parti loom builder depriv import potenti custom paragraph oblig loom licens territori restrict license freedom manufactur member state franc velcro fasten receiv patent licenc prevent member state manufactur advantag paragraph oblig parti compet prevent license licensor carri research field connect licens patent manufactur sell compet product agreement forc paragraph oblig velcro acquir titl patent feder republ germani unit kingdom netherland improv discov aplix principl unwarr extens licens patent licensor industri properti right foreign patent cover improv invent wholli partli work license restrict competit discuss expiri basic patent decemb affect trade member state exclus prevent velcro exploit patent trade mark directli franc export territori indefinit term agreement influenc trade member state combin present case restrict claus affect trade oblig license obtain loom product plant specif supplier switzerland prevent obtain suppli member state restrict trade product franc state restrict license manufactur right french territori prevent transfer product base set product unit member state ban parti take interest compet product prevent engag trade product member state frontier obtain licenc firm member state export ban isol member state french market oblig assign velcro improv invent prevent license obtain patent improv member state exploit state directli licens iii articl articl provis articl eec treati declar inapplic case agreement undertak contribut improv product distribut good promot technic econom progress allow consum fair share result benefit aimpos undertak concern restrict indispens attain object bafford undertak possibl elimin competit respect substanti part product question ato extent agreement aplix benefit prohibit licensor exploit product franc grant licenc life patent expir commiss consid agreement scope articl extent circumst kind abovement maiz seed judgment technolog invest benefici effect competit vi vi product present case decemb event exempt articl exclus doubt made easier aplix risk invest exploit velcro patent facilit develop product grip fasten competit slide fasten contribut technic econom progress industri exploit velcro patent licens provid user industri product qualiti suitabl applic user industri receiv fair share benefit result agreement territori protect result license exclus sale right relat ban licensor export territori consid indispens induc license undertak commit develop manufactur product agreement sign experiment stage build scratch market product consider goodwil velcro trade mark agreement elimin competit substanti part product question produc franc manufactur compet product bthe commiss see justif articl restrict market franc product manufactur velcro europ patent process velcro europ notabl call basic french patent no expir august decemb commiss point exclus grant patent agreement indissolubl link exist continu valid patent present case exclus longer appli parti velcro patent license exploit life obstacl basi import market franc product manufactur process longer protect import velcro product franc justifi oppos basi trade mark trade mark right unlik patent right subject time limit provid mark continu registr renew trade mark owner license enforc right held mark export territori common market special reason protect introduct mark territori justifi action case present accept exclus user right trade mark promot entri product respect territori licensor license oper exclus right ceas latest basic patent expir product till protect competit nation territori spread territori establish enlarg market commun fact year introduct velcro mark franc eec countri includ netherland commiss find present case special circumst justifi exclus mark favour aplix velcro expiri basic patent decemb cfinal suppos contractu relat parti continu decemb exploit patent patent process aplix entitl exploit august exclus manufactur sale right aplix part respect recent patent accept articl consid fall scope articl period establish patent exploit commiss understand recent patent exploit aplix aplix exclus right aplix favour justifi entitl aplix oppos import product bear velcro mark manufactur member state patent patent expir export ban aplix automat extens term agreement oblig obtain suppli exclus loom builder jakob mueller prohibit aplix manufactur patent product licens territori competit claus oblig license assign licensor right improv invent justifi decemb valid patent trade mark right fulfil condit exempt laid articl ath export ban aplix design underpin system territori protect license common market countri velcro whilst export ban impos velcro aplix license past elig exempt period valid basic patent franc common market countri account novelti licens technolog invest undertaken license longer justif exempt export ban repres limit aplix freedom compet common market bthe provis claus notifi agreement absenc specif agreement validli extend agreement decemb restrict velcro freedom escap restrict oblig impos agreement difficult claus contribut improv product distribut product promot technic econom progress cthe oblig license obtain special equip requir product hook loop tape exclus jakob mueller establish license obtain similar equip supplier common market restrict license freedom choos sourc suppli restrict ensur technic satisfactori exploit invent justif legitim recompens jakob mueller effort develop equip exploit invent jakob mueller obtain recompens suppli aplix license date dafter expiri basic patent ban manufactur patent product licens territori benefici effect purpos articl act brake alloc resourc common market egiven aplix exploit valid patent decemb competit claus justifi reason improv exploit patent justif base intens velcro mark license velcro disput legal exploit aplix mark fthe restrict competit involv compulsori assign velcro titl foreign improv invent made license justifi decemb velcro basic patent public domain velcro longer invok right obtain titl improv patent condit laid articl fulfil respect period expiri velcro basic patent decemb notifi agreement exempt date iv articl agreement notifi februari fulfil condit applic articl treati parti termin amend longer caught articl fulfil condit applic articl commiss empow adopt decis pursuant articl determin period prohibit laid articl appli present case aplix want amend claus agreement point iv velcro want termin agreement decemb point iv notwithstand disagr amend termin agreement mean articl regul parti bound agreement date decis agreement benefit provision valid valid confirm french dutch court point iv commiss consid present case absenc condit laid articl regul parti bound agreement date decis principl legal secur prevail effect agreement parti retroact commiss decis commiss empow limit period prohibit laid articl appli condit articl regul fulfil articl articl regul commiss applic initi find infring articl treati decis requir undertak associ undertak concern bring infring end basi find set section ii iii iv commiss consid decemb undertak question commit infring articl exempt grant notifi agreement adopt decis articl territori common market franc claus list licens agreement sign undertak refer articl octob supplement supplementari agreement sign novemb decemb constitut infring articl eec treati decemb claus exclus claus export ban claus extens term restrict claus agreement life call basic patent patent no sentenc claus exclus purchas oblig fourth sentenc claus prohibit manufactur licens territori claus competit claus claus compulsori assign improv patent feder republ germani unit kingdom netherland articl applic articl eec treati refus articl undertak refer articl immedi bring infring list articl end articl decis address velcro sa rue césar soulié ch nyon aplix sa avenu marceau bi pari brussel juli commiss peter sutherland member commiss oj oj oj publish version decis figur hereinaft omit pursuant provis articl regul disclosur busi secret oj case ecr case ecr case ecr