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Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 12 February 2004.#Henkel KGaA.#Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bundespatentgericht - Germany.#Approximation of laws - Trade marks - Directive 89/104/EEC - Article 3(1)(b), (c) and (e) - Grounds for refusal to register - Three-dimensional shape of product mark - Distinctive character.#Case C-218/01.
Presuda Suda (šesto vijeće) od 12. veljače 2004.
Henkel KGaA.
Zahtjev za prethodnu odluku: Bundespatentgericht - Njemačka.
Usklađivanje zakonodavstava - Direktiva 89/104/EEZ.
Predmet C-218/01.
Presuda Suda (šesto vijeće) od 12. veljače 2004.
Henkel KGaA.
Zahtjev za prethodnu odluku: Bundespatentgericht - Njemačka.
Usklađivanje zakonodavstava - Direktiva 89/104/EEZ.
Predmet C-218/01.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2004:88
*A9* Bundespatentgericht, Beschluß vom 10/04/2001 (24 W(pat) 120/99)
- Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht 2001 p.737-741
- Entscheidungen des Bundespatentgerichts Bd.44 p.83-92
«(Approximation of laws – Trade marks – Directive 89/104/EEC – Article 3(1)(b), (c) and (e) – Grounds for refusal of registration – Three-dimensional mark consisting of the packaging of goods – Distinctiveness)»
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(Council Directive 89/104, Art. 3(1)(c) and (e))
(Council Directive 89/104, Art. 3(1)(b))
(Council Directive 89/104, Art. 3(1)(b))
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber)
12 February 2004 (1)
((Approximation of laws – Trade marks – Directive 89/104/EEC – Article 3(1)(b), (c) and (e) – Grounds for refusal to register – Three-dimensional shape of product mark – Distinctive character))
In Case C-218/01, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EC Treaty (now Article 234 EC) by the Bundespatentgericht (Germany) for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between Henkel KGaAand
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt on the interpretation of Article 3(1)(b), (c) and (e) of First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (OJ 1989 L 40, p. 1),THE COURT (Sixth Chamber),,
after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of:
having regard to the Report for the Hearing,
after hearing the oral observations of Henkel KGaA, represented by C. Osterrieth, Rechtsanwalt, and the Commission, represented by N. Rasmussen and P. Nemitz, at the hearing on 14 November 2002,
after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 14 January 2003,
gives the following
On those grounds,
THE COURT (Sixth Chamber),
in answer to the questions referred to it by the Bundespatentgericht by order of 10 April 2001, hereby rules:
Gulmann |
Cunhna Rodrigues |
Puissochet |
Schintgen |
Macken |
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R. Grass |
V. Skouris |
Registrar |
President |