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Document 62014TA0656

    Case T-656/14: Judgment of the General Court of 28 June 2016 — Peri v EUIPO (Shape of a formwork coupler) (EU trade mark — Application for three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a formwork coupler — Absolute ground for refusal — Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of the product required to obtain a technical result — Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    OJ C 287, 8.8.2016, p. 20–20 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    8.8.2016   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 287/20


    Judgment of the General Court of 28 June 2016 — Peri v EUIPO (Shape of a formwork coupler)

    (Case T-656/14) (1)

    ((EU trade mark - Application for three-dimensional EU trade mark - Shape of a formwork coupler - Absolute ground for refusal - Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of the product required to obtain a technical result - Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

    (2016/C 287/24)

    Language of the case: German

    Parties

    Applicant: Peri GmbH (Weißenhorn, Germany) (represented by A. Bognár and M. Eck, lawyers)

    Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 June 2014 (Case R 1178/2013-1), concerning an application for registration of a three-dimensional sign consisting of the shape of a formwork coupler as an EU trade mark.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Peri GmbH to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 388, 3.11.2014.


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