Hearings
European Union
12 Feb 2004 (Case C-363/99); EU:C:2004:86; [2006] Ch 1; [2005] 3 WLR 649; [2005] All ER (EC) 19; [2004] ECR I-1619, ECJ
Koninklijke KPN Nederland NV v Benelux Merkenbureau
Subject Matter
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)
(Case C-363/99); EU:C:2004:86; [2006] Ch 1; [2005] 3 WLR 649; [2005] All ER (EC) 19; [2004] ECR I-1619, ECJ