Jurisdiction for EU Trademark Infringement in Online Sales: The ‘Targeting’ Test and the CJEU’s Ruling in Case C-104/22, Lännen

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/rrddis.v4i8.99422

Keywords:

European Union trademark, Infringement. Competent Jurisdicion, Place in which the act of infringement has been committed or threatened, Advertising on the Internet, “Direction of activities”

Abstract

The infringement of intellectual and industrial property rights of a cross-border character in the digital environment has resulted in significant case law from the Court of Justice of the European Union, impacting on the interpretation of relevant European regulations when determining the competent jurisdiction to hear such disputes. With its judgment in Case C-104/22 Lännen, a further step forward was taken in the interpretation of the criterion of “targeted activities” in relation to the infringement of a European Union trademark, based on an alleged case of advertising by a competitor of its products by means of their positioning on the internet using the proprietor’s trademark.

Author Biographies

Guillermo Palao Moreno, University of Valencia

Professor of Private International Law (University of Valencia, Spain). Member of the GI+dPI research group (University of Valencia) and of the R&D projects: PID2021-123170OB-I00 (“Keys to digital and algorithmic justice with a gender perspective”) and TED2021-129307A-I00 (“Towards a person-centered digital transition in the European Union”). Contact: Guillermo.palao@uv.es. ORCID 0000 0002- 3267-3934.

Matheus Monteiro Moura de Lima, Federal University of Paraná

Tradução realizada por Matheus Monteiro Moura de Lima, membro do corpo de redação da Revista Rede de Direito Digital, Intelectual & Sociedade (RRDDIS). Membro do Grupo de Estudos em Direito Autoral e Industrial (GEDAI).

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Published

2025-05-13

How to Cite

Moreno, G. P., & Lima, M. M. M. de. (2025). Jurisdiction for EU Trademark Infringement in Online Sales: The ‘Targeting’ Test and the CJEU’s Ruling in Case C-104/22, Lännen. Revista Rede De Direito Digital, Intelectual & Sociedade, 4(8), 73–90. https://doi.org/10.5380/rrddis.v4i8.99422

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Parte II - As novas fronteiras dos direitos intelectuais

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