Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-421/04Matratzen Concord AG v Hukla Germany SA
- Decided
- 2006-03-09
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2006:164
- CELEX
- 62004CJ0421
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
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Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 3(1)(b) and (c) of Directive 89/104/EEC - Grounds for refusal to register - Articles 28 EC and 30 EC - Free movement of goods - Measure having equivalent effect to a quantitative restriction - Justification - Protection of industrial and commercial property - National word mark registered in a Member State - Trade mark consisting of a term borrowed from the language of another Member State in which it is devoid of distinctive character and/or descriptive of the goods in respect of which the trade mark was registered.
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