The European Court stated in 2004 that colours can be trademarks, as long it is objectively clear enough, how they are being used. A vague description saying that, “the ratio of the colours is approximately 50% 50%” , is too broad, like the description “the two colours will be applied in equal proportion and juxtaposed to each other” (the descriptions of the two filings). For this reason these colour trademarks of Red Bull are declared invalid. But not all is lost. Red Bull also owns another registration showing the colour combination as actually used. In our opinion, this trademark is valid, although an invalidation action has been initiated against this trademark as well. Claiming colours is possible, as long as the claim is sufficiently specific (Images; source EUIPO databases).