Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-517/99Merz & Krell GmbH & Co.
- Decided
- 2001-10-04
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2001:510
- CELEX
- 61999CJ0517
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
The court's own keywords
Trade marks - Approximation of laws - Article 3(1)(d) of First Directive 89/104/EEC - Grounds for refusal or invalidity - Trade marks which consist exclusively of signs or indications which have become customary in the current language or in the bona fide and established practices of the trade - Need for signs or indications to have become customary to designate the goods or services in respect of which registration of the mark is sought - No need for the signs or indications to be directly descriptive of the properties or characteristics of the goods or services in respect of which registration of the mark is sought.
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