Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-363/99Koninklijke KPN Nederland NV v Benelux-Merkenbureau
- Decided
- 2004-02-12
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2004:86
- CELEX
- 61999CJ0363
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
The court's own keywords
Approximation of laws - Trade marks - Directive 89/104/EEC - Article 3(1) - Grounds for refusal to register - Taking account of all the relevant facts and circumstances - Prohibition on registering a mark in respect of certain goods or services if they do not possess a particular characteristic - Word made up of components each of which describes characteristics of the goods or services concerned.
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