59As regards, first, the representation of a sound sign by a description using the written language, it cannot be precluded a priori that such a mode of graphical representation satisfies the requirements defined at paragraph 55 of this judgment. However, in the case of signs such as those at issue in the main proceedings, a graphical representation such as ‘the first nine notes of “Für Elise”’ or ‘a cockcrow’ at the very least lacks precision and clarity and therefore does not make it possible to determine the scope of the protection sought. Accordingly, it cannot constitute a graphical representation of that sign for the purposes of Article 2 of the Directive.
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