Medion AG v Thomson multimedia Sales Germany & Austria GmbH (C-120/04)

Judgment of 6 Oct 2005

law://eu/cjeu/2004/c-120-04/para_23@2026-11-13

23The essential function of the trade mark is to guarantee the identity of the origin of the marked goods or service to the consumer or end user by enabling him, without any possibility of confusion, to distinguish the goods or service from others which have another origin (see, in particular, Case C-39/97 Canon [1998] ECR I-5507, paragraph 28, and Case C-371/02 Björnekulla Fruktindustrier [2004] ECR I-5791, paragraph 20).

Medion AG v Thomson multimedia Sales Germany & Austria GmbH (C-120/04)

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