Court of Justice 24 November 2005, C-421/04 (Matratzen Concord AG v Hukla Germany SA.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. Under what conditions can a trade mark be registered in a Member State where, in the language of another Member State, it is not distinctive but merely denotes or describes the product concerned? 2. That, essentially, is the question referred by the Audiencia Provincial (Provincial Court), Barcelona.