28Finally, as regards a trade mark comprising words or a word and a digit, such as that which forms the subject-matter of the dispute, the distinctiveness of each of those terms or elements, taken separately, may be assessed, in part, but must, in any event, depend on an appraisal of the whole which they comprise. Indeed, the mere fact that each of those elements, considered separately, is devoid of distinctive character does not mean that their combination cannot present a distinctive character (see, by analogy, Case C-265/00 Campina Melkunie [2004] ECR I-1699, paragraphs 40 and 41, and C-363/99 Koninklijke KPN Nederland [2004] ECR I-1619, paragraphs 99 and 100).
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