Court of Justice 16 March 2004, C-136/02 P (Mag Instrument Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General Background 1. On 29 March 1996 Mag Instrument Inc., with its registered office in Ontario (United States of America), filed at the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (hereinafter ‘the Office’) five applications for three-dimensional Community trade marks under Regulation No 40/94. (2) 2.