Judgment_paragraph 64 · European Union Intellectual Property Office v John Mills Ltd (C-809/18 P)

64Furthermore, since the European Union is a party to the TRIPS Agreement, it is under an obligation to interpret its trade-mark legislation, so far as possible, in the light of the wording and purpose of that agreement (judgment of 16 November 2004, Anheuser-Busch, C‑245/02, EU:C:2004:717, paragraph 42 and the case-law cited). In particular, Article 2(1) of the TRIPS Agreement provides that, with respect to Parts II, III and IV of that agreement, the States which are parties thereto must comply with Articles 1 to 12 and 19 of the Paris Convention.