Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment
C-689/15W. F. Gözze Frottierweberei GmbH and Wolfgang Gözze v Verein Bremer Baumwollbörse
- Decided
- 2017-06-08
- ECLI
- ECLI:EU:C:2017:434
- CELEX
- 62015CJ0689
- Finality
- Final, the decision cannot be appealed
The court's own keywords
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Intellectual property — EU trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Articles 9 and 15 — Filing of the cotton flower sign by an association — Registration as an individual trade mark — Licences to use the mark granted to cotton textile manufacturers affiliated with the association — Application for a declaration of invalidity or revocation — Concept of ‘genuine use’ — Essential function of indicating origin.
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