Case C-832/21, Beverage City Polska: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 7 September 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf — Germany) — Beverage City & Lifestyle GmbH, MJ, Beverage City Polska Sp. z o.o., FE v Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc. (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EU) 1215/2012 — Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Special jurisdiction — Article 8(1) — More than one defendant — Claims so closely connected that it is expedient to hear and determine them together — Anchor defendant — EU trade mark — Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Articles 122 and 125 — Action for infringement of an EU trade mark brought against a number of defendants domiciled in different Member States — Jurisdiction of the courts of the place where the managing director of a defendant company is domiciled — Jurisdiction of the court seised in respect of co-defendants domiciled outside the forum Member State — Concept of ‘so closely connected’ — Exclusive distribution agreement between a supplier and its customer)