Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-215/14Société de Produits Nestlé SA v Cadbury UK Ltd
- Decided
- 2015-09-16
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2015:604
- CELEX
- 62014CJ0215
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
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Reference for a preliminary ruling — Trade marks — Directive 2008/95/EC — Article 3(3) — Concept of ‘distinctive character acquired through use’ — Three-dimensional mark — Kit Kat four finger chocolate-coated wafer — Article 3(1)(e) — Sign which consists of both the shape which results from the nature of the goods themselves and the shape which is necessary to obtain a technical result — Manufacturing process included in the technical result.
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