About this case:
Directive 2008/95/EC – Trade mark – Copyright – Public policy – Public domain – Distinctiveness – Descriptiveness – Signs consisting exclusively of the shape which gives substantial value to the goods
Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by the Norwegian Board of Appeal for Industrial Property Rights (Klagenemnda for industrielle rettigheter), received on 31 March 2016 in the case of an appeal from the municipality of Oslo.
15/04/2016
Deadline for written observations from Governments and relevant institutions (cf. Article 20 of the Statute): Wednesday, 15 June 2016
14/06/2016
Written observations received from the Government of Germany
14/06/2016
Written observations received from the Government of Norway
15/06/2016
Written observations received from the Government of the Czech Republic
15/06/2016
Written observations received from the Municipality of Oslo
15/06/2016
Written observations received from the EFTA Surveillance Authority
15/06/2016
Written observations received from the European Commission
15/06/2016
Written observation received from the Government of the United Kingdom
21/06/2016
Service of the written observations