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Document 62020TA0118
Case T-118/20: Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2020 — Voco v EUIPO (Shape of packaging) (EU trade mark — Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of packaging — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Case T-118/20: Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2020 — Voco v EUIPO (Shape of packaging) (EU trade mark — Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of packaging — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Case T-118/20: Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2020 — Voco v EUIPO (Shape of packaging) (EU trade mark — Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of packaging — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
OJ C 62, 22.2.2021, p. 30–30
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
- Date of document:
- 16/12/2020
- Date lodged:
- 21/02/2020
- Author:
- General Court
- Form:
- Judicial information
- Authentic language:
- German
- Type of procedure:
- Action for annulment - successful
- Defendant:
- European Union Intellectual Property Office
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22.2.2021 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 62/30 |
Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2020 — Voco v EUIPO (Shape of packaging)
(Case T-118/20) (1)
(EU trade mark - Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark - Shape of packaging - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2021/C 62/36)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Voco GmbH (Cuxhaven, Germany) (represented by: C. Spintig and S. Pietzcker, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Cottrell and A. Söder, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 December 2019 (Case R 978/2019-5) concerning an application for registration of a three-dimensional sign consisting of the shape of packaging as an EU trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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1. |
Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 4 December 2019 (Case R 978/2019-5); |
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Orders EUIPO to pay the costs. |
