Hearings
European Union
07 Jun 2018 (Case C-44/17); EU:C:2018:415; [2018] Bus LR 1466; [2018] WLR(D) 340, ECJ (President of Chamber JL da Cruz Vilaça, Judges E Levits, A Borg Barthet, M Berger, F Biltgen Advocate General H Saugmandsgaard Øe)
Scotch Whisky Association v Klotz
Additional names
Scotch Whisky Association v Michael Klotz
Subject Matter
SALE OF GOODS — Trade description — Foodstuffs — Geographical indication and protected designation of origin — Registration protecting geographical indication from indirect commercial use by products not covered by registration, evocation or other false indication of origin — Whether “indirect commercial use” requiring use in form identical or similar to indication as registered — Proper approach to determining whether use amounting to evocation of registered indication — Whether context to be taken into account when determining false indication of product’s origin — Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, art 16(a)(b)(c)
(Case C-44/17); EU:C:2018:415; [2018] Bus LR 1466; [2018] WLR(D) 340, ECJ