HENKEL CASE
December 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLA GERMAN liquid soap manufacturer has won a case at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) enabling it to secure the European Union (EU)-wide registration of a diagrammatic trademark. Henkel KGaA, of Düsseldorf, was appealing against the refusal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) - OHIM - to register a three-dimensional symbol shaped as a translucent white bottle. OHIM had refused its application, saying the mark was not distinctive enough to represent Henkel's products, which as well as household soap ...
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