Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2016:367
Date: 2016-06-28
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 28 June 2016 — Peri v EUIPO (Shape of a formwork coupler) (Case T-656/14) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a formwork coupler — Absolute ground for refusal — Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of the product required to obtain a technical result — Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Peri GmbH (Weißenhorn, Germany) (represented by A. Bognár and M. Eck, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 June 2014 (Case R 1178/2013-1), concerning an application for registration of a three-dimensional sign consisting of the shape of a formwork coupler as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Peri GmbH to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 388, 3.11.2014.