Opinion of Mr Advocate General Darmon delivered on 7 March 1990

1 Original language. French.

2 OJ L 108, p. 20.

3 Document entitled Annealing effects on electron irradiated and gold diffused thyristors for fast switch application, by C. K. Chu and J. F. Donion.

4 For example: Fast switch diodes and thyristors can be made by either electron irradiation or gold diffusion.

5 OJ L 33, p. 23.

6 Except perhaps in the judgment of 29 May 1979 in Case 165/78 IMCO[1979] ECR 1837, which is, however, of no assistance in this case.

7 Judgment of 13 December 1989 in Case C-26/88 Brother International GmbH [1989] ECR 4253, paragraph 17.

8 See paragraph 12 above.

9 Judgment of 15 October 1980 in Case 145/79 Roquette [1980] ECR 2917; see also judgments of 15 October 1980 in Case 109/79 Société Niaiseries de Beattee [1980] ECR 2883, of 15 October 1980 in Case 4/79 Société providence agricole [1980] ECR 2823, of 15 January 1986 in Case 41/84 Pinna [1986] ECR 1, of 27 February 1985 in Case 112/83 Société des produits de mais [1985] ECR 719 and of 22 May 1985 in Case 33/84 Fragd[1985] ECR 1605.