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Dokument 62008TJ0337
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 17 December 2010. # Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Application for a three-dimensional Community trade mark - Representation of a reindeer made of chocolate - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009). # Case T-337/08.
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 17 December 2010.
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Application for a three-dimensional Community trade mark - Representation of a reindeer made of chocolate - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-337/08.
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 17 December 2010.
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Application for a three-dimensional Community trade mark - Representation of a reindeer made of chocolate - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-337/08.
European Court Reports 2010 II-00293*
ECLI-nummer: ECLI:EU:T:2010:547
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 17 December 2010 – Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli v OHIM (Representation of a reindeer made of chocolate)
(Case T-337/08)
Community trade mark – Application for a three-dimensional Community trade mark – Representation of a reindeer made of chocolate – Absolute ground for refusal – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks devoid of any distinctive character – Three-dimensional mark (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 7(1)(b)) (see paras 24, 41-42, 46-48)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 12 June 2008 (Case R 780/2005-4), concerning an application for registration as a Community trade mark of a three-dimensional sign consisting of the representation of a reindeer made of chocolate. |
Information relating to the case
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Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG |
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Community trade mark sought: |
Three-dimensional mark, representing a reindeer made of chocolate, for goods in Class 30 – Application No 4098489 |
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Decision of the examiner: |
Application dismissed |
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Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
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1. |
Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG to pay the costs. |