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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 27 April 2010. # Freixenet, SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Application for a Community trade mark representing a frosted black matt bottle - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - No distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(1)(b) and 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009). # Case T-110/08.
Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 27 April 2010.
Freixenet, SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Application for a Community trade mark representing a frosted black matt bottle - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - No distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(1)(b) and 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009).
Case T-110/08.
Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 27 April 2010.
Freixenet, SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Application for a Community trade mark representing a frosted black matt bottle - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - No distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(1)(b) and 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009).
Case T-110/08.
European Court Reports 2010 II-00068*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2010:163
Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 27 April 2010 – Freixenet v OHIM (Shape of a frosted black matt bottle)
(Case T-110/08)
Community trade mark – Application for a Community trade mark representing a frosted black matt bottle – Absolute ground for refusal – Lack of distinctive character – No distinctive character acquired through use – Article 7(1)(b) and 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) – Duty to state reasons – Rights of the defence – Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks devoid of any distinctive character – Exception – Acquisition of distinctive character through use (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 7(1)(b), and (3)) (see paras 68, 78, 84, 102, 119-120)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 November 2007 (Case R 104/2001-1) concerning an application for registration of a sign representing a frosted black matt bottle as a Community trade mark. |
Information relating to the case
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Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
Freixenet SA |
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Community trade mark sought: |
Three-dimensional trade mark in the shape of a frosted matt black bottle for goods in Class 33 – Application No 32540 |
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Decision of the Examiner: |
Registration refused |
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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 Freixenet, SA to pay the costs. |