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Document C2007/315/26
Case C-238/06 P: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 25 October 2007 — Develey Holding GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (Appeal — Community trade mark — Three-dimensional mark — Shape of a plastic bottle — Refusal to register — Absolute grounds for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Earlier national trade mark — Paris Convention — TRIPs Agreement — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Case C-238/06 P: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 25 October 2007 — Develey Holding GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (Appeal — Community trade mark — Three-dimensional mark — Shape of a plastic bottle — Refusal to register — Absolute grounds for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Earlier national trade mark — Paris Convention — TRIPs Agreement — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Case C-238/06 P: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 25 October 2007 — Develey Holding GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (Appeal — Community trade mark — Three-dimensional mark — Shape of a plastic bottle — Refusal to register — Absolute grounds for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Earlier national trade mark — Paris Convention — TRIPs Agreement — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
OJ C 315, 22.12.2007, p. 16–16
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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22.12.2007 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 315/16 |
Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 25 October 2007 — Develey Holding GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
(Case C-238/06 P) (1)
(Appeal - Community trade mark - Three-dimensional mark - Shape of a plastic bottle - Refusal to register - Absolute grounds for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Earlier national trade mark - Paris Convention - TRIPs Agreement - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
(2007/C 315/26)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Appellant: Develey Holding GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG (represented by: R. and H. Kunz-Hallstein, Rechtsanwälte)
Other party to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent)
Re:
Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 15 March 2006 in Case T-129/04 Develey Holding GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG v OHIM, in which the Court of First Instance dismissed the action for annulment of a decision refusing registration of a three-dimensional mark for goods in Classes 29, 30 and 32 in the shape of a plastic bottle — Distinctive character of the mark
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the appeal; |
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Orders Develey Holding GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG to pay the costs. |