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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8379

16 January 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 29
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu court of justice
A scent or noise cannot be registered as brand name

Luxembourg, 15/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - According to the Court of Justice, a scent cannot be registered as a brand in the sense of the European directive. The Court considers that the German Patents and Brands Office was right to refuse to grant an "olfactory brand" to Ralf Sieckmann from Germany. Mr Sieckmann wanted to lodge a chemical formula - CdH-CH-CHOOCH3 - with an annex with a small container with a sample of this scent described as "fruity balsamic with a slight hind of cinnamon"...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The Penelope project is no fruit of clumsiness but a desired and thought-out political operation, for the Commission to be present at the heart of the Convention with a complete and coherent draft Constitution
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONS/FRANCE/GERMANY: Franco-German compromise on long-standing president of European Council elected by peers and a Commission president elected by EP, flanked by someone responsible for foreign policy attached to Council but with "presence" in Commission
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONS: Denmark joins the side of partisans of a European Council president but lays down conditions for participation of small Member States - Rasmussen reveals his reform proposals
(EU) EP/OMBUDSMAN: Nikiforos Diamandouros is new European Ombudsman
(EU) EP/IRAQ:
(EU) EP/BALKANS:
(EU) EP/GREEK PRESIDENCY: Risk of conflict in Iraq at centre of debates - Cohn-Bendit calls on Simitis to gather together Chirac, Schroeder, Blair and Aznar to define common position (Council to discuss issue on 27 January)
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Given results of several studies, Franz Fischler considers prophets of doom and gloom were wrong regarding impact of CAP reform
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Reviewing method of calculating GDP in 2005
(EU) EU/GALILEO/COMMISSION/ESA: Commission assures that Galileo is on right track
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/EQUALITY/STRUCTURAL FUNDS: Commission priorities for future promotion of gender equality in Union
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT: Pedro Solbes considers general balance sheet of 2002 Broad Economic Guideline implementation disappointing
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT: Commission confirms its "neither fish nor fowl" assessment of implementation targets for improving single market
(EU) EU/SPRING REPORT: Commission calls on Member States to pursue Lisbon Strategy and catch-up delays in implementing it - Emphasis placed on enlargement - Partnership with European Parliament
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Philip Morris, Reynolds and Japan tobacco fail to block legal proceedings by the Commission against them in USA (contraband)
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Mario Monti welcomes abolition of State guarantees for German public sector banks
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission launches investigation into contracts between Hollywood studios and pay-television in Europe
(EU) EP/HUMANITARIAN AID: Supporting growth in ECHO budget
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN: Council President Giannitis and Commissioner Patten insist on greater coordination between donors - Patten goes to Kabul in February
(EU) EP/COSMETIC PRODUCTS: Parliament definitively approves cosmetics Directive
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission proposes reducing atmospheric pollution from non-road mobile machinery, as well as paints and varnishes
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: EUR 17 million in aid to different countries of Asia, Central America and Africa
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/ENLARGEMENT: Commission supports pilot project between UEAPME and ETUC on implementation of social acquis in SMEs of CEECs
(EU) EU/USA: Washington disappointed at European reaction to container security initiative
(EU) EU/TRADE/FARMING: Discussion about export obstacles for EU fruit and vegetables to several countries
(EU) EU COURT OF JUSTICE: a scent or noise cannot be registered as brand name
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