欧盟法中的商标权权利穷竭原则

欧盟的货物自由流动原则与商标权的地域保护存在内在冲突。为了解决冲突 ,欧洲法院通过诸多判例在欧共体条约第 30条和欧共体商标指令第 7条法律框架下导入、发展、完善了商标权权利穷竭原则。欧洲法院在货物自由流动原则和权利穷竭原则下分别开设了两个例外 ,对原则和例外的解释旨在寻求商标所有权人合法权益与欧共体共同市场内的自由流动这一基本利益的平衡。贯穿在法院判决思路中的是对商标的完整性与主要功能的呵护和对欧洲一体化的极力推进。

The Principle of Exhaustion of Trademark's Rights in the EU Law

In the European Union law, there exists an inherent c onflict between the principle of free movement of goods and the territorial prot ection of trademark right. To resolve this conflict, the European Court of Justi ce (ECJ) has, through court rulings, introduced and developed the principle of e xhaustion of trademark's rights according to Article 30 of the Treaty Establishi ng the European Community and Article 7 of EU Trademark Directive. ECJ has also created two exceptions to the principles of free movement of goods and exhaustio n of rights and, through clarification of both doctrines and exceptions, tried t o balance both the interest of proprietor of trademark and the fundamental inter est of free movement of goods in the common market. What is concerned among the ECJ rulings is protection of integrity and "essential function" of trademark and promotion of integration of European Union.