commiss decis march relat proceed articl eec treati iv sirdar phildar english french text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard council regul februari articl thereof regard articl act condit access adjust treati read conjunct annex section competit thereto regard notif sirdar june agreement conclud septemb harrap bro sirdar wool le fil de loui mulliez sa heard undertak concern requir articl regul regul fact harrap bro form unit kingdom compani harrap bro sirdar wool februari call sirdar main line busi manufactur sale knit yarn carpet wool compani predecessor titl trademark sirdar mark regist unit kingdom trademark regist class knit yarn novemb variant addit sirdar trademark regist class registr class cloth made time septemb sirdar trademark regist behalf sirdar countri mark regist class member state commun includ recent franc regist franc class sirdar deriv hindustani word quot nobleman quot quot tribal princ quot rank senior offic sirdar turnov account export predecessor titl quot le fil de loui mulliez sa quot form franc product manufactur knit yarn novemb quot sàrl dijonnais de textil quot chang quot le oj oj pp oj textil art sàrl quot regist descript trademark le fil art french trademark regist inter alia knit yarn cloth octob trademark regist internation phonet abbrevi phildar august regist franc june enter intern regist le fil de loui mulliez sa largest manufactur knit yarn franc sale total ff million knit yarn account ff million sale estim ff million ff million account knit yarn share french market product export februari le fil de loui mulliez sa made applic phildar trademark regist unit kingdom class knit yarn class cloth applic oppos owner phildon trademark owner phildora trademark sirdar rais object prioriti right class registr certif issu april sirdar trademark enter french regist trademark septemb class cloth applic sirdar le fil de loui mulliez sa rais object sirdar oppos applic class ground phildar trademark confus sirdar trademark regist class owner phildora trademark oppos registr spite expressli notifi request unit kingdom registrar le fil de loui mulliez sa contest view phildar sirdar trademark confus septemb conclud agreement outlin harrap bro sirdar wool call fear continu exist french trademark phildar french trademark sirdar sirdar prioriti class le fil de loui mulliez sa agre trademark phildar knit yarn unit kingdom paragraph agreement harrap bro sirdar wool agre trademark sirdar knit yarn franc paragraph agreement le fil de loui mulliez sa agre oppos applic registr renew exist registr trademark sirdar unit kingdom countri world franc knit yarn paragraph agreement token harrap bro sirdar wool agre oppos applic registr renew trademark phildar franc countri world unit kingdom knit yarn paragraph agreement le fil de loui mulliez sa undertook unit kingdom trademark knit yarn mark confus trademark sirdar includ termin quot dar quot termin confus termin quot dar quot paragraph agreement harrap bro sirdar wool gave similar undertak protect phildar trademark franc paragraph agreement parti undertook author permit person firm compani regist trademark resembl trademark sirdar phildar territori world author parti write paragraph agreement member state commun unit kingdom member countri trademark phildar sirdar coexist challeng franc basi intern registr sirdar sirdar trademark enter effect novemb trademark regist class unoppos le fil de loui mulliez sa inform sirdar sirdar trademark knit yarn franc le fil de loui mulliez sa consid agreement septemb void access unit kingdom european econom commun ground infring articl articl eec treati firm made applic phildar trademark regist class unit kingdom oppos sirdar le fil de loui mulliez sa began sell knit yarn phildar trademark unit kingdom good question bear word quot made franc roubaix pari quot respect sale sirdar brought action chanceri divis high court writ summon specifi ground complaint infring regist trademark sirdar pass mulliez good sirdar good breach agreement septemb ii preliminari examin articl eec treati articl prohibit incompat common market agreement undertak affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market fact present final rule agreement septemb point made preliminari examin le fil de loui mulliez sa sirdar undertak purpos articl agreement septemb agreement undertak purpos articl object agreement restrict competit common market reflect state intent parti prevent sirdar firm dealer import sell knit yarn franc sirdar trademark prevent le fil de loui mulliez sa firm sell knit yarn unit kingdom phildar trademark signific bar import franc unit kingdom underlin fact sirdar seek court ground agreement question oblig le fil de loui mulliez sa ceas import agreement le fil de loui mulliez sa import knit yarn unit kingdom trademark phildar effect restrict competit trademark depriv le fil de loui mulliez sa impact advertis trademark case financi imposs undertak dealer import mail order firm separ gramm pack knit yarn larger packag put replac individu wrapper bear phildar trademark wrapper exist restrict competit deni ground trademark sirdar phildar similar confus case justifi market share parti agreement rais barrier trade franc unit kingdom liabl affect trade member state preliminari examin agreement septemb caught articl treati establish european econom commun commiss leav moment question agreement object restrict competit concern paragraph limit parti freedom grant licenc respect trademark answer question depend final decis case iii preliminari examin articl eec treati articl treati articl declar inapplic case agreement 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 object agreement prevent knit yarn trademark sirdar phildar import franc unit kingdom contribut improv distribut good fact hinder agreement harm consum knit yarn manufactur unit kingdom virtual deni french consum likewis knit yarn made franc british consum preliminari examin agreement satisfi test articl treati establish european econom commun iv applic articl regul agreement restrict competit common market intend prevent sirdar knit yarn import franc direct unit kingdom member state agreement notifi commiss pursuant articl regul agreement cover articl regul amend articl act condit access adjust treati read conjunct annex section competit thereto fall scope articl virtu access fact cover articl access applic articl regul sirdar attempt agreement septemb enforc court commiss notic pursuant articl notic cancel immun fine basi notif articl remov possibl agreement enforc basi provision treat valid adopt decis articl preliminari examin commiss consid ground provis agreement septemb conclud undertak name articl articl eec treati appli applic articl justifi undertak le fil de loui mulliez sa sell knit yarn unit kingdom phildar trademark similar trademark paragraph undertak sirdar sell knit yarn franc sirdar trademark similar trademark paragraph articl decis address undertak sirdar limit bectiv mill alverthorp wakefield yorkshir england unit kingdom le fil de loui mulliez sa rue du collèg roubaix franc brussel march commiss presid françoi xavier ortoli