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SAT.1 SatellitenFernsehen GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (C-329/02 P)
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SAT.1 SatellitenFernsehen GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (C-329/02 P)

Judgment of 16 Sept 2004law://eu/cjeu/2002/c-329-02/para_27@2026-11-10

27Furthermore, in view of the extent of the protection afforded to a trade mark by the regulation, the public interest underlying Article 7(1)(b) of the regulation is, manifestly, indissociable from the essential function of a trade mark, as observed in paragraph 23 above.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-329/02 P · ECLI:EU:C:2004:532
Decided: 16 Sept 2004
Procedure: Action for annulment
Ruled invalid: 62000TJ0323
Applicant: SAT.1 SatellitenFernsehen GmbH
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)
Rapporteur: J.-P. Puissochet
Advocate General: F.G. Jacobs
Bench: 4 judges
J.-P. Puissochet, R. Schintgen, F. Macken, N. Colneric
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62002CJ0329

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Interprets 1: SAT.1 SatellitenFernsehen GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-323/00)
Cited by 24: Papstar GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-664/24); Glashütter Uhrenbetrieb GmbH - Glashütte/Sa. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-1163/23); Papier-Mettler KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-113/23); Papier-Mettler KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-114/23); Unimax Stationery v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-369/21); Anna Hrebenyuk v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-252/21); Lea Nature Services v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-197/21); Lea Nature Services v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-196/21); Distintiva Solutions S. Coop. Pequeña v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-86/21); Neolith Distribution, SL v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-259/21); Guerlain v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-488/20); Micron Technology, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-386/20); Ardagh Metal Beverage Holdings GmbH & Co. KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-668/19); Magnetec - Gesellschaft für Magnettechnologie mbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-481/20); Albert Darboven Holding GmbH & Co. KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-93/20); Cinkciarz.pl sp. z o.o. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-665/19); Anne-Marie Klose v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-81/20); Dan-Gabriel Pavel v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-114/19); FF&GB Srl v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-707/19); View, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-49/19); Hickies, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-573/18); Hästens Sängar AB v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-658/18); adidas AG v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-307/17)2 provisions; Patent-och registreringsverket v Mats Hansson (C-705/17)
Cites 3: First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks; Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark; SAT.1 SatellitenFernsehen GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-323/00)