CJEU - All pending questions in intellectual property matters

All referrals pending (62)

C-723/26 (Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband) lodged on 1 Jul 2026

C-691/26 (Alphavet) lodged on 24 Jun 2026

C-660/26 (International Card Services) lodged on 16 Jun 2026

C-585/26 (Trezor Company) lodged on 2 Jun 2026

C-584/26 (Fassbinderei) lodged on 1 Jun 2026

C-568/26 (Kamokė) lodged on 28 May 2026

C-570/26 (Ariel) lodged on 28 May 2026

C-546/26 (Ministar na zdraveopazvaneto) lodged on 26 May 2026

C-517/26 (Aranzadi La Ley) lodged on 21 May 2026

C-451/26 (Gazečić) lodged on 6 May 2026

C-376/26 (Parvo rayonno upravlenie) lodged on 21 Apr 2026

C-371/26 (Janssen Biotech and Others) lodged on 20 Apr 2026

C-323/26 (Protectra) lodged on 14 Apr 2026

C-313/26 (Momiert) lodged on 9 Apr 2026
Personal Data Protection > Charter of Fundamental Rights

C-287/26 (Bundesverband für Inkasso und Forderungsmanagement) lodged on 4 Apr 2026
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 26 - Joint controllers

C-248/26 (Radio Express 92.3 FM) lodged on 26 Mar 2026
Copyright > Collective management

C-196/26 (Dreame International) lodged on 11 Mar 2026
IP and other instruments > Enforcement Directive
IP and other instruments > Jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments / Applicable law
Patents > Unitary Patent Protection Regulation

C-30/26 (SHR Germany) lodged on 26 Jan 2026
Copyright > InfoSoc Directive > Article 3 - Right of communication to the public

C-22/26 (AIE and AGEDI) lodged on 21 Jan 2026
Copyright > Collective management

C-3/26 (Dr. Czirják-Nagy Ügyvédi Iroda) lodged on 9 Jan 2026
Trade marks > Absolute grounds for refusal or invalidity > Devoid of any distinctive character

C-846/25 (Ligue des droits humains) lodged on 17 Dec 2025
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 5 - Principles relating to processing of personal data > b) purpose limitation

C-804/25 (Autorité de protection des données) lodged on 10 Dec 2025
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 96 - Relationship with previously concluded Agreements

C-794/25 (Stada Arzneimittel) lodged on 5 Dec 2025

C-741/25 (Ranerski) lodged on 20 Nov 2025
Personal Data Protection > ePrivacy Directive > Article 15 - Application of certain provisions of Directive 95/46/EC

C-730/25 (Vinted) lodged on 17 Nov 2025
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 58 - Powers
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 17 - Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’)

C-693/25 (MPM-Quality) lodged on 3 Nov 2025
Trade marks > Limitation in consequence of acquiescence

C-676/25 (Viva credit) lodged on 22 Oct 2025
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 20 - Right to data portability
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 79 - Right to an effective judicial remedy against a controller or processor

C-667/25 (Natural Beauty Levin) lodged on 9 Oct 2025
Copyright > Rental Directive > Art. 8. Broadcasting and communication to the public

C-654/25 (Undelam) lodged on 6 Oct 2025
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 4 - Definitions > (1) Personal data
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 82 - Right to compensation and liability

C-616/25 (Elektrizace železnic Praha) lodged on 18 Sep 2025
Designs > Art. 91 RDC - Specific rules on related actions

C-601/25 (E. spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością) lodged on 9 Sep 2025
Copyright > Collective management

C-579/25 (DelicaSea) lodged on 2 Sep 2025
Trade marks > Concept of 'use'
IP and other instruments > Enforcement Directive

C-573/25 (Suzhou Anri Child Products) lodged on 1 Sep 2025
IP and other instruments > Enforcement Directive

C-568/25 (Universal Versand) lodged on 27 Aug 2025
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 22 - Automated individual decision-making, including profiling

C-534/25 (Cloudflare) lodged on 6 Aug 2025
Copyright > InfoSoc Directive > Article 3 - Right of communication to the public

C-528/25 (Firmenauskunft PUR) lodged on 5 Aug 2025
Personal Data Protection > ePrivacy Directive > Article 13 - Unsolicited communications

C-523/25 (Stichting Data Bescherming Nederland) lodged on 1 Aug 2025
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 80 - Representation of data subjects

C-458/25 (Onderwijsgroep Zusters der Christelijke Scholen Zuid-Kempen) lodged on 11 Jul 2025
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 83 - General conditions for imposing administrative fines

C-441/25 (Agecop) lodged on 4 Jul 2025
Copyright > InfoSoc Directive > Article 5 - Exceptions and limitations

C-427/25 (Uffida) lodged on 26 Jun 2025
Personal Data Protection > ePrivacy Directive > Article 15 - Application of certain provisions of Directive 95/46/EC

C-416/25 (Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg) lodged on 25 Jun 2025
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 82 - Right to compensation and liability
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 2 - Material scope > Exceptions > d) criminal offences and public security

C-392/25 (Bodegas Sanviver) lodged on 13 Jun 2025
Trade marks > Enforcement

C-317/25 (Groupe Canal +) lodged on 6 May 2025
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 4 - Definitions > (11) Consent
Personal Data Protection > ePrivacy Directive > Article 13 - Unsolicited communications

C-276/25 (RÖSLE GROUP) lodged on 11 Apr 2025
IP and other instruments > Enforcement Directive

C-250/25 (Like Company) lodged on 3 Apr 2025
Copyright > InfoSoc Directive > Article 3 - Right of communication to the public
Copyright > InfoSoc Directive > Article 2 - Reproduction right
Copyright > DSM Directive > Article 15 - Protection of press publications concerning online uses

C-222/25 (Rahapesu Andmebüroo) lodged on 21 Mar 2025
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 2 - Material scope > Exceptions > d) criminal offences and public security
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 23 - Restrictions
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 15 - Right of access by the data subject

C-205/25 (Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht) lodged on 17 Mar 2025
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 15 - Right of access by the data subject
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 4 - Definitions > (7) Controller
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 23 - Restrictions

C-185/25 (Waldfelber) lodged on 7 Mar 2025
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 4 - Definitions > (7) Controller
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 15 - Right of access by the data subject
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 82 - Right to compensation and liability

C-12/25 (Bisdom Gent) lodged on 9 Jan 2025
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 17 - Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’)

C-5/25 (Pilev) lodged on 7 Jan 2025
Personal Data Protection > Law Enforcement Directive (LED)

C-840/24 (VG Wort) lodged on 10 Dec 2024
Copyright > InfoSoc Directive > Article 5 - Exceptions and limitations

C-798/24 (Jautiva) lodged on 19 Nov 2024
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 5 - Principles relating to processing of personal data > b) purpose limitation

C-663/24 (Streamz and Others) lodged on 9 Oct 2024
Copyright > DSM Directive > Article 15 - Protection of press publications concerning online uses
Copyright > DSM Directive > Article 17 - Use of protected content by online content-sharing service providers

C-661/24 (Académie Fiscale and Others) lodged on 9 Oct 2024
Personal Data Protection > ePrivacy Directive > Article 15 - Application of certain provisions of Directive 95/46/EC

C-598/24 (Gândul Media Network) lodged on 16 Sep 2024
Copyright > InfoSoc Directive > General
Copyright > InfoSoc Directive > Article 5 - Exceptions and limitations

C-579/24 (Austro-Mechana and AKM) lodged on 3 Sep 2024
Copyright > DSM Directive > Article 17 - Use of protected content by online content-sharing service providers
Copyright > InfoSoc Directive > Article 2 - Reproduction right

C-480/24 (Čiekuri-Shishki) lodged on 9 Jul 2024
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 11 - Processing which does not require identification

C-474/24 (NADA Austria and Others) lodged on 4 Jul 2024
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 5 - Principles relating to processing of personal data > a) lawfulness, fairness and transparency
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 5 - Principles relating to processing of personal data > c) data minimisation
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 11 - Processing which does not require identification

C-468/24 (Netz Niederösterreich ) lodged on 3 Jul 2024
Personal Data Protection > General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) > Article 5 - Principles relating to processing of personal data > f) integrity and confidentiality
Personal Data Protection > European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms > Article 8 - Protection of personal data

C-456/24 (Halozyme) lodged on 27 Jun 2024
Patents > SPC for medicinal products

C-298/23 (Inter IKEA Systems) lodged on 8 May 2023
Trade marks > Enhanced protection

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