31Moreover, the Court has ruled that, since registration of a mark is always sought in respect of the goods or services described in the application for registration, the question whether or not any of the grounds for refusal set out in Article 3 of the Directive apply to the mark must be assessed specifically by reference to those goods or services (Koninklijke KPN Nederland, paragraph 33).
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