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Reports of Patent, Design and Trade Mark Cases 2005 122(8-9):243-259; doi:10.1093/rpc/2005rpc12
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[2005] R.P.C. 12

NICHOLS PLC v REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS1

Court of Justice of the European Communities (Second Chamber)2

CASE C-404/02 (C.W.A. Timmermans, President of Chamber, C. Gulmann (Rapporteur), J.P. Puissochet, R. Schintgen and N. Colneric (Judges)): Opinion of the Advocate-General (R-J Colomer): September 16, 2004, January 15, 20043

[2005] R.P.C. 12

Trade mark—Application—Common surname—Distinctive character—Criteria for assessment.

Key Words: Community trade marks • Distinctiveness • EC law • Names • Trade Marks Registry

1 Language of the case: English.

2 Paragraph numbers in this judgment are as assigned by the court.

3 Language of the Opinion: Spanish.


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