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Valentina R., lawyer
Language of the case: Dutch
Applicant: UDV North America Inc
Respondent: Brandtraders NV
(1)For there to be use of the sign within the meaning of Article 9(1)(a) and (2)(d) of Council Regulation 40/94 (1) of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark, is it necessary that a third party, within the meaning of Article 9(1)(a) of the Regulation:
(a)uses the sign on his own behalf?
(b)uses the sign as an interested party in relation to trade in goods in which he is himself a contractual party?
(2)Can a trade intermediary who acts in his own name, but not on his own behalf, be regarded as a third party who uses the sign within the meaning of Article 9(1)(a) and (2)(d)?
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(1) OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1.