The Business Law Reports
[2013] Bus LR 1265
Court of Justice of the European Union
Belgian Electronic Sorting Technology NV v Peelaers and another
(Case C‑657/11)
2013 Jan 24;
March 21;
July 11
President of Chamber M Ilešič Vice-President of Court, acting as Judge of Third Chamber, K Lenaerts Judges E Jarašiūnas, A Ó Caoimh, CG Fernlund Advocate General P Mengozzi
Consumer protection— Advertising— Comparative and misleading advertising— Defendant registering and using website domain name incorporating abbreviation of claimant company’s name— Defendant using metatags in its website’s metadata corresponding to unique names given to claimant’s goods— Whether registration or use of domain name constituting “advertising”— Whether use of metatags constituting “advertising”—
Council Directive 84/450/EEC, art 2 (as amended by Parliament and Council Directive 97/55/EC )
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Parliament and Council Directive 2006/114/EC, art 2(a)