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Joined Cases C-818/18 P and C-6/19 P: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 3 June 2021 — The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd v Pirelli Tyre SpA (C-818/18 P), European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v Pirelli Tyre SpA (C-6/19 P) (Appeal — EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal or invalidity of registration — Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 7(1)(e)(ii) — Sign consisting of a shape which does not represent a significant part of the goods)
Joined Cases C-818/18 P and C-6/19 P: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 3 June 2021 — The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd v Pirelli Tyre SpA (C-818/18 P), European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v Pirelli Tyre SpA (C-6/19 P) (Appeal — EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal or invalidity of registration — Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 7(1)(e)(ii) — Sign consisting of a shape which does not represent a significant part of the goods)
Joined Cases C-818/18 P and C-6/19 P: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 3 June 2021 — The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd v Pirelli Tyre SpA (C-818/18 P), European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v Pirelli Tyre SpA (C-6/19 P) (Appeal — EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal or invalidity of registration — Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 7(1)(e)(ii) — Sign consisting of a shape which does not represent a significant part of the goods)
OJ C 289, 19.7.2021, p. 3–4
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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19.7.2021 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 289/3 |
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 3 June 2021 — The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd v Pirelli Tyre SpA (C-818/18 P), European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v Pirelli Tyre SpA (C-6/19 P)
(Joined Cases C-818/18 P and C-6/19 P) (1)
(Appeal - EU trade mark - Absolute grounds for refusal or invalidity of registration - Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 7(1)(e)(ii) - Sign consisting of a shape which does not represent a significant part of the goods)
(2021/C 289/04)
Language of the case: English
Parties
(Case C-818/18 P)
Appellant: The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd (represented by: D. Martucci and F. Boscariol de Roberto, avvocati)
Other parties to the proceedings: Pirelli Tyre SpA (represented by: T.M. Müller and F. Togo, Rechtsanwälte), European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agent)
Intervener in support of the defendant: European Association of Trade Mark Owners (Marques) (represented by: M. Viefhues, Rechtsanwalt)
(Case C-6/19 P)
Appellant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agent)
Other parties to the proceedings: Pirelli Tyre SpA (represented by: T.M. Müller and F. Togo, Rechtsanwälte), The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd (represented by: D. Martucci and F. Boscariol de Roberto, avvocati)
Intervener in support of the defendant: European Association of Trade Mark Owners (Marques) (represented by: M. Viefhues, Rechtsanwalt)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the appeals in Cases C-818/18 P and C-6/19 P; |
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Orders The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear their own costs in relation to the appeal proceedings in Cases C-818/18 P and C-6/19 P and to pay, in equal parts, the costs incurred by Pirelli Tyre SpA in relation to those proceedings; |
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Orders the European Association of Trade Mark Owners (Marques) to bear its own costs. |