Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 9 March 2006.

Matratzen Concord AG v Hukla Germany SA.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona - Spain.

Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 3(1)(b) and (c) of Directive 89/104/EEC - Grounds for refusal to register - Articles 28 EC and 30 EC - Free movement of goods - Measure having equivalent effect to a quantitative restriction - Justification - Protection of industrial and commercial property - National word mark registered in a Member State - Trade mark consisting of a term borrowed from the language of another Member State in which it is devoid of distinctive character and/or descriptive of the goods in respect of which the trade mark was registered.

Case C-421/04.

Reports of Cases

2006 I-02303

Carreira v OSHA
Case T-421/04

Reports of Cases

Nil