TY - GEN AU - Voelker, Stefan, ID - 23214 KW - Trademarks KW - SCOPE OF PROTECTION FOR COLOUR MARKS : GERMANY KW - MARKS : PROTECTED SUBJECT MATTERS AND CATEGORIES OF MARKS : CATEGORIES OF MARKS AND SIGNS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE USED AS MARKS : COLOURS : GERMANY LA - In a decision of December 10, 1998, the German Federal Court of Justice (FJC) ruled that abstract colours and colour combinations were, in principle, eligible for trademark protection. see French summary "Les couleurs de?sormais prote?geables a? titre de marque en Allemagne" in FR 31 PIBD No 685 p II-163-164. T1 - Colours are now protectable as trademarks in Germany / TI - Colours are now protectable as trademarks in Germany / VL - 1999 No 118 pages 19-22 ER -