Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-163/16Christian Louboutin and Christian Louboutin Sas v van Haren Schoenen BV
- Decided
- 2018-06-12
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2018:423
- CELEX
- 62016CJ0163
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
The court's own keywords
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Trade marks — Absolute grounds for refusal or invalidity — Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of the product — Concept of ‘shape’ — Colour — Position on a part of the product — Directive 2008/95/EC — Article 2 — Article 3(1)(e)(iii).
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