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First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks · European Union
The trade mark shall not entitle the proprietor to prohibit a third party from using, in the course of trade, his own name or address; indications concerning the kind, quality, quantity, intended purpose, value, geographical origin, the time of production of goods or of rendering of the service, or other characteristics of goods or services; the trade mark where it is necessary to indicate the intended purposeofa product or service, in particular as accessories or spare parts; provided he uses them in accordance with honest practices in industrial or commercial matters
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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.