Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 8 June 2017

W. F. Gözze Frottierweberei GmbH and Wolfgang Gözze v Verein Bremer Baumwollbörse

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Intellectual property — EU trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Articles 9 and 15 — Filing of the cotton flower sign by an association — Registration as an individual trade mark — Licences to use the mark granted to cotton textile manufacturers affiliated with the association — Application for a declaration of invalidity or revocation — Concept of ‘genuine use’ — Essential function of indicating origin

Case C-689/15

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