The Weekly Law Reports
[2005] 3 WLR 649
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)