Court of Justice (Sixth Chamber) 12 February 2004, C-218/01 (Henkel KGaA.)

Parties Grounds Decision on costs Operative part Parties In Case C-218/01, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EC Treaty (now Article 234 EC) by the Bundespatentgericht (Germany) for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between Henkel KGaA and Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt on the interpretation of Article 3(1)(b), (c) and (e) of First Council Directive