Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-456/19Aktiebolaget Östgötatrafiken v Patent-och registreringsverket
- Decided
- 2020-10-08
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2020:813
- CELEX
- 62019CJ0456
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
The court's own keywords
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Trade marks – Directive 2008/95/EC – Article 3(1)(b) – Signs of which a trade mark may consist – Distinctive character – Application for registration as a trade mark of a sign in respect of a service, consisting of motifs of colour and intended to be affixed to goods used to provide that service – Assessment of the distinctive character of that sign – Criteria.
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