Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 6.6.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 200/6 |

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Request for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Provincial de Burgos (Spain) lodged on 7 March 2016 — Juan Moreno Marín, María Almudena Benavente Cárdaba and Rodrigo Moreno Benavente v Abadía Retuerta, S.A.

(Case C-139/16)

(2016/C 200/09)

Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Audiencia Provincial de Burgos

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Juan Moreno Marín, Maria Almudena Benavente Cárdaba and Rodrigo Moreno Benavente

Other party: Abadía Retuerta, S.A.

Questions referred

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| 1. | May the prohibitions in Article 3(1)(c) of Directive 2008/95[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016200EN.01000601-E0001) include the use of a sign referring to the characteristic of a product or service which is that it can be found in abundance in a single place with a high degree of value and quality? |

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| 2. | May a sign with these characteristics be regarded as a sign of geographical origin in so far as the product or service will always be concentrated in a specific physical area? |

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