Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 25 January 2007.

Dyson Ltd v Registrar of Trade Marks.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Chancery Division - United Kingdom.

Trade marks - Approximation of laws - Directive 89/104/EEC - Article 2 - Concept of a sign of which a trade mark may consist - Transparent bin or collection chamber forming part of the external surface of a vacuum cleaner.

Case C-321/03.


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
10/03/2007 Dyson
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2007:51
25/01/2007 Dyson
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2007:51
25/01/2007 Dyson
Order
ECLI:EU:C:2004:837
12/10/2004 Dyson
Application (OJ)
04/10/2003 Dyson
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2006:558
14/09/2006 Dyson
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

2007 I-00687

Subject-matter

Interpretation of Article 3(3) of Directive 89/104/EEC: First Council Directive of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks ─ Mark comprising a functional feature (transparent plastic cylinder) forming part of a hoover

Systematic classification scheme

1.
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-11 Approximation of laws
    B-11.07 Harmonisation of trade mark law
      B-11.07.01 Absolute grounds for refusal


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 24/07/2003

Date of the Opinion

  • 14/09/2006

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

25/01/2007


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 239 from 04.10.2003, p.1

Judgment: OJ C 56 from 10.03.2007, p.2

Name of the parties

Dyson

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Walmsley, Mike: Too Transparent? ECJ Rules Dyson Cannot Register Transparent Collection Chamber as a Trade Mark, European Intellectual Property Review 2007 p.298-300
  2. Gielen, Ch.: Intellectuele eigendom & Reclamerecht 2007 p.180
  3. Smith, Edward: Dyson and the Public Interest: An Analysis of the Dyson Trade Mark Case, European Intellectual Property Review 2007 p.469-473
  4. Durrande, Sylviane: Signes susceptibles de constituer une marque. Les formes, Recueil Le Dalloz 2007 p.2833-2834
  5. Van Zimmeren, E.: S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 2008 p.249-254



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Chancery Division - United Kingdom

Subject-matter

  • Approximation of laws
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Ó Caoimh

Advocate General

Léger

Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • French