Reference for a preliminary ruling from The Appointed Person by the Lord Chancellor (United Kingdom) made on 28 June 2010 - The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys v Registrar of Trade Marks

(Case C-307/10)

Language of the case: English

Referring court

The Appointed Person by the Lord Chancellor

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys

Defendant: Registrar of Trade Marks

Questions referred

Is it:

necessary for the various goods or services covered by a trade mark application to be identified with any and if so what particular degree of clarity and precision?

permissible to use the general words of the Class Headings of the International Classification of Goods and Services established under the Nice Agreement of June 15, 1957 (as revised and amended from time to time) for the purpose of identifying the various goods or services covered by a trade mark application?

necessary or permissible for such use of the general words of the Class Headings of the said International Classification of Goods and Services to be interpreted in accordance with Communication No. 4/03 of the President of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market of 16 June 2003 (OJ OHIM 2003 p.1647)?

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