平行进口和欧洲共同体条约第81条的关系

平行进口是欧洲法院面临的一个棘手问题 ,欧洲共同体各成员国国内知识产权立法上的差异导致商品自由流动出现障碍 ,知识产权人利用国内立法通过协议或采取统一行为限制知识产权产品进入特定的市场 ,保护自己的利益 ,减少商业风险 ,避免竞争 ,实际上分割了市场 ,导致了包含在商品中的权利用尽。商品必须处于自由流通的状态 ,任何阻碍商品自由流动 ,影响成员国贸易的行为都是违反欧洲共同体条约第 81条的反竞争行为

Parallel Imports and Article 81 of European Community Treaty

Parallel importation is a hard issue to the European Court of Justice, different national legislations in the area of intellectual property of member states of EC Community give rise of the barriers of free movement of goods within the market. The right holder of intellectual property depends on the difference existence of national legislation to restrain the protected goods entering the specific market through agreements and concerted practice so as to protect its profits, maximize the business risk, avoid competition and divide the market. However, European Competition Law requires the right exhaustion and free movement of the goods which put into the market by the right holder or with his permission. Any limitation on the movement of goods freely and affection of the trade among the member states are likely to infringe article 81 of European Community Treaty.