Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-218/01Henkel KGaA
- Decided
- 2004-02-12
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2004:88
- CELEX
- 62001CJ0218
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
The court's own keywords
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.
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Read from EU:s publikationsbyrå, Cellar (EUR-Lex och CURIA) on 2026-08-22.
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