Det følger af princippet om fri bevægelighed for varer, at indehaveren af et EF-varemærke ikke kan forbyde tredjemand at anvende det for varer, som er markedsført i Fællesskabet under dette varemærke enten af ham selv eller med hans samtykke, medmindre varemærkets indehaver har rimelig grund til at modsætte sig fortsat markedsføring af varerne.
It follows from the principle of free movement of goods that the proprietor of a Community trade mark must not be entitled to prohibit its use by a third party in relation to goods which have been put into circulation in the Community, under the trade mark, by him or with his consent, save where there exist legitimate reasons for the proprietor to oppose further commercialisation of the goods.