Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-273/00Ralf Sieckmann v Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt
- Decided
- 2002-12-12
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2002:748
- CELEX
- 62000CJ0273
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
The court's own keywords
Trade marks - Approximation of laws - Directive 89/104/EEC - Article 2 - Signs of which a trade mark may consist - Signs capable of being represented graphically - Olfactory signs.
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