The Law Reports (Chancery Division)
[2006] Ch 1
Court of Justice of the European Communities
Koninklijke KPN Nederland NV
v
Benelux Merkenbureau
(Case C-363/99)
2001 Nov 15;
2002 Jan 31;
2004 Feb 12
2002 Jan 31;
2004 Feb 12
Acting President of Chamber V Skouris, Judges C Gulmann, J N Cunha Rodrigues, R Schintgen and F Macken Advocate General D Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer
Trade mark— Registration— Grounds for refusal— Purely descriptive signs— Composite word each of whose elements purely descriptive— Whether word itself registrable— Conditions of application of provision prohibiting registration of descriptive signs— Whether fact of registration of sign in one EC member state relevant to application for registration in another—
Council Directive 89/104/EEC, art 3(1)(c)