Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 22.6.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 209/24 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 26 March 2020 — Tecnodidattica v EUIPO (Shape of bases for globes and lamps)

(Case T-752/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020209EN.01002401-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark - Shape of bases for globes and lamps - Absolute ground for refusal - Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result - Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - No decorative or imaginative elements playing an important or essential role)

(2020/C 209/31)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Tecnodidattica SpA (San Colombano Certenoli, Italy) (represented by: S. Corona and F. Corona, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 October 2018 (Case R 76/2017-2), concerning an application for registration of a three-dimensional sign consisting of the shape of bases for globes and lamps as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Tecnodidattica SpA to pay the costs. |

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