62019CJ0456_SUM
Case C‑456/19
Aktiebolaget Östgötatrafiken
v
Patent-och registreringsverket
(Request for a preliminary rulingfrom the Svea hovrätt, Patent- och marknadsöverdomstolen)
Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 8 October 2020
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Trade marks – Directive 2008/95/EC – Article 3(1)(b) – Signs of which a trade mark may consist – Distinctive character – Application for registration as a trade mark of a sign in respect of a service, consisting of motifs of colour and intended to be affixed to goods used to provide that service – Assessment of the distinctive character of that sign – Criteria)
Approximation of laws – Trade marks – Directive 2008/95 – Registration of a trade mark refused or trade mark declared invalid – No distinctive character
(European Parliament and Council Directive 2008/95, Art. 3(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 32, 33)
Approximation of laws – Trade marks – Directive 2008/95 – Registration of a trade mark refused or trade mark declared invalid – No distinctive character
(European Parliament and Council Directive 2008/95, Art. 3(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 34-37, 39-44, operative part)
Approximation of laws – Trade marks – Directive 2008/95 – Grounds for refusal or invalidity – No distinctive character – Exception – Distinctive character acquired through use
(European Parliament and Council Directive 2008/95, Art. 3(1)(b) and (3))
(see paragraph 38)
See the text of the decision.