Zaak C-139/16: Moreno Marin e.a. Prejudiciële vragen.
Merkenrecht. "A Spanish preliminary reference regarding the criteria for determining whether a sign constitutes an indication of geographic origin (and hence what signs are incapable of registration or liable to be declared invalid under Article 3(1)(c) of Directive 2008/95.
Prejudiciële vragen: 1. May the prohibitions in Article 3(1)(c) of Directive 2008/95 include the use of a sign referring to the characteristic of a product or service which is that it can be found in abundance in a single place with a high degree of value and quality?
2. May a sign with these characteristics be regarded as a sign of geographical origin in so far as the product or service will always be concentrated in a specific physical area?
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