commiss decis januari relat proceed articl eec treati iv vaessen mori dutch text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard council regul februari articl thereof regard applic made commiss august articl regul dutch compani vaessen bv heard undertak concern april accord articl regul regul eec juli regard opinion advisori committe restrict practic domin posit deliv accord articl regul octob fact fact august dutch compani vaessen bv devent file complaint commiss mr alex mori compani alex mori pvba quot almo quot schild belgium request find infring articl treati establish eec mr alex mori hold belgian patent issu decemb relat process devic manufactur meat sausag saucisson de boulogn patent appli belgium compani alex mori hereinaft quot almo quot mr mori manag princip sharehold manufactur sell synthet case type sausag saucisson de boulogn manufactur patent process patent devic case cover patent label give abbrevi busi compani almo patent number affix end case mr mori almo licenc work patent compani turn sublicens number belgian sausag manufactur includ vleeswarenfabrieken impérial nv hereinaft quot impérial quot lovendegem largest produc preserv meat product belgian market patent process mean devic mr mori place manufactur dispos free charg licens condit manufactur undertak obtain suppli case almo oj oj complain vaessen manufactur sell notabl belgium synthet case similar sold almo attempt penetr belgian market imped exclus purchas commit enter belgian manufactur includ impérial almo octob vaessen convinc patent held mr alex mori void lack novelti origin invent date appli novemb circular belgian manufactur saucisson de boulogn patent process alert attempt almo hold exclus purchas agreement case novemb mr mori almo brought action vaessen unfair competit commerci court antwerp vaessen brought action mr mori almo court instanc antwerp seek declar patent avoid effect judgment commerci court order case pend transfer court instanc learn impérial obtain case vaessen mr mori almo obtain attach order court instanc ghent inventori impérial premis septemb avoid consequ action infring patent impérial wrote plaintiff septemb inform return supplier thousand case receiv request mr mori suppli quantiti settl litig impérial hand mr mori almo enter agreement novemb recogn valid mr mori belgian patent undertook refrain challeng undertook obtain exclus almo case manufactur sausag patent process mr mori consequ discontinu action impérial proceed commiss inform mr mori almo exclus purchas agreement challeng clase impos impérial agreement novemb fell scope prohibit articl eec treati exempt articl letter date februari februari hear held april mr mori almo gave commiss view sum oral agreement license almo sublicense belgian manufactur meat product requir sublicense obtain case almo oper mr mori patent process ii mr mori almo prevent manufactur obtain case supplier belgium patent process iii agreement novemb mori impérial busi transact contrari articl eec treati agreement reduc write made pressur brought bear impérial iv agreement advers effect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market accept agreement advers effect commiss requir effect restrict competit appreci commiss decis grundig consten dru blondel commiss notic almo market share annual turnov small case regard minor import vi case manufactur sold almo differ suppli vaessen specif design develop mori manufactur squar sausag patent process partli special qualiti case belgian manufactur saucisson de boulogn remain faith almo vaessen charg substanti lower price similar product vii label affix end case serv sole detect infring connect patent process letter date april repli commiss statement object impérial state enter agreement mr mori almo novemb order avoid disrupt manufactur sale product ad commiss decis prohibit exclus purchas oblig impérial abid vaessen part refus accept argument articl inapplic case minor import demonstr test commiss notic agreement minor import satisfi case almo share belgian market case saucisson de boulogn exce threshold laid notic market share calcul refer entir market case market case specif design saucisson de boulogn case manufactur sold almo sausag product mark number patent mr mori almo reli order compel sublicens manufactur compli exclus purchas agreement contest origin case sold almo argu case perfectli adequ manufactur sausag process devic patent mr mori obviou proof vaessen manag sell product belgian manufactur mori process notabl impérial object practic put label refer patent product case patent extend sole process devic manufactur product sausag submit commiss decid undertak holder license patent make work patent condit undertak license sublicense obtain product cover patent exclus licensor competit restrict manner contrari articl eec treati commiss inform case prepar saucisson de boulogn consist pig intestin remain stuck mr mori invent doubl skin case pressur exert case fill process mori process singl skin case prepar type sausag manufactur case oper belgian market almo vaessen almo third market type case sold belgium saucisson de boulogn belgian special manufactur countri sausag squar section made exclus horsemeat rise cost sort meat mean made mixtur horsemeat beef pork consum sausag basic horsemeat product econom mr mori patent li primarili substanti labour save patent process enabl number worker reduc quarter purpos proceed commiss presum mr mori patent valid contest vaessen matter settl nation court ii applic articl eec treati articl eec treati prohibit incompat common market agreement undertak affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market almo impérial undertak mean articl mr mori exploit invent commerci compani almo carri busi undertak agreement made novemb constitut agreement undertak object effect restrict competit common market mean provis claus impérial recogn valid mr mori belgian patent undertak challeng requir impos patent constitut contractu restrict competit depriv sublicense possibl remov obstacl freedom action commerci field mean action revoc patent case relev author examin applic novelti degre invent grant patent examin affect undertak profit exist patent oppos bring action revoc license sublicense attack patent basi inform licensor public interest revoc patent grant requir license sublicense depriv possibl claus agreement requir impérial obtain suppli case exclus almo intend patent process devic licens mori object effect restrict competit depriv sublicense busi freedom obtain suppli undertak favour term case purchas vaessen claus likewis requir impos industri properti delet jeopard patent holder exclus work invent product suppli almo impérial cover patent claus constitut unlaw extens contractu mean monopoli patent forego restrict competit appreci effect market case saucisson de boulogn almo suppli third market custom compris number larg manufactur saucisson de boulogn includ impérial type case sausag disregard purpos reason commiss notic decemb agreement minor import inapplic claus prohibit impérial challeng patent appreci restrict competit affect trade member state place legal barrier free process devic wrongfulli patent prevent impérial obtain releas oblig licensor notabl exclus purchas agreement obtain suppli freeli term sourc member state case challeng claus reinforc licensor patent sublicense licensor competitor commun oblig part impérial obtain suppli case exclus almo prevent impérial obtain suppli competitor member state vaessen netherland direct appreci effect trade netherland belgium impérial lead belgian manufactur saucisson de boulogn impact oblig trade member state view background similar oral oblig mori obtain belgian manufactur sausag cumul effect modifi appreci demand structur product question penetr belgian market firm member state render difficult claus consid affect trade mean articl eec treati directli indirectli jeopard freedom trade member state manner deleteri attain object singl market state effect trade appreci view size nation market share relev product held almo view import firm bound restrict claus claus agreement fall scope prohibit articl eec treati iii inapplic articl agreement exempt notif articl council regul restrict competit refer articl challeng claus claus impos exclus purchas oblig relat product cover patent commiss polici decis june davidson rubber oj decis june raymond nagoya oj decis decemb aoip beyrard oj oj replac notic refer parti agreement undertak member state relat import export member state agreement enjoi benefit articl regul fact notifi preclud exempt grant articl applic provis exclud case reason agreement anticompetit claus satisfi test articl challeng claus claus requir impérial obtain product cover patent exclus almo contribut improv product distribut good question promot technic econom progress contrari claus impedi progress prevent impérial manufactur enter commit free carri activ limit patent claim prevent obtain case supplier favour price exclus purchas claus impos restrict essenti proper exploit mori patent prove case suppli vaessen perfectli adequ patent process devic licens agreement qualifi exempt articl iv applic articl regul articl regul commiss basi decis impos fine unit account sum excess thereof exceed turnov preced busi year undertak intention neglig infring articl investig case found almo small firm charg royalti mr mori almo requir custom obtain case almo sale case sole return receiv commiss fine mr mori almo adopt decis articl claus patent licens agreement enter novemb parti list articl decis constitut infring articl eec treati claus agreement prohibit license challeng patent claus agreement impos exclus purchas oblig product cover patent articl declar inapplic articl refus articl undertak list articl forthwith termin infring found articl articl decis address mr alex mori picardiëlaan schild alex mori pvba picardiëlaan schild vleeswarenfabrieken impérial nv grote baan lovendegem brussel januari commiss raymond vouel member commiss judgment court justic european commun march case