Dyson v Registrar of Trade Marks
| Dyson v Registrar of Trade Marks | |
|---|---|
| Decided 25 January 2007 | |
| Full case name | Dyson Ltd v Registrar of Trade Marks. |
| Case | C-321/03 |
| CelexID | 62003CC0321 |
| ECLI | ECLI:EU:C:2007:51 |
| Case type | Reference for a preliminary ruling |
| Ruling | |
| Article 2 of First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks is to be interpreted as meaning that the subject-matter of an application for trade mark registration, such as that lodged in the main proceedings, which relates to all the conceivable shapes of a transparent bin or collection chamber forming part of the external surface of a vacuum cleaner, is not a ‘sign’ within the meaning of that provision and therefore is not capable of constituting a trade mark within the meaning thereof. | |
| Court composition | |
| Judge-Rapporteur Aindrias Ó Caoimh (judge) | |
| Advocate General Philippe Léger | |
Dyson v Registrar of Trade Marks (2007) C-321/03 was a decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning the concept of a sign of which a trade mark may consist. In particular, the case covers a preliminary ruling examining the interpretation of Article 3(3) of First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988, which is now the Trade Marks Directive.