Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 April 2018.#Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#European Union trade mark — Application for EU three-dimensional marks — Shape of a petrol station — Absolute ground for refusal — Distinctiveness — Article 65(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 72(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Acts having fully upheld the applicant’s claims — Binding nature of the grounds of an order for reference — Admissibility — Obligation to state reasons.#Cases T-339/15 to T-343/15.

Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 April 2018.
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
European Union trade mark — Application for EU three-dimensional marks — Shape of a petrol station — Absolute ground for refusal — Distinctiveness — Article 65(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 72(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Acts having fully upheld the applicant’s claims — Binding nature of the grounds of an order for reference — Admissibility — Obligation to state reasons.
Cases T-339/15 to T-343/15.

Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 April 2018.
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
European Union trade mark — Application for EU three-dimensional marks — Shape of a petrol station — Absolute ground for refusal — Distinctiveness — Article 65(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 72(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Acts having fully upheld the applicant’s claims — Binding nature of the grounds of an order for reference — Admissibility — Obligation to state reasons.
Cases T-339/15 to T-343/15.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2018:192