Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 6.10.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 303/4 |

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Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 14 May 2012 — Timehouse GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

(Case C-453/11 P)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2012303EN.01000403-E0001)

(Appeal - Community trade mark - Three-dimensional mark representing a watch - Refusal of registration - Lack of distinctiveness)

2012/C 303/07

Language of the case: German

Parties

Appellant: Timehouse GmbH (represented by: V. Knies, Rechtsanwalt)

Other party to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: K. Klüpfel, acting as Agent)

Re:

Appeal lodged against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 6 July 2011 in Case T-235/10 Timehouse v OHIM (Shape of a watch with scalloped edges), by which the General Court dismissed an action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 March 2010 (Case R 0492/2009-1) concerning an application for registration as a Community trade mark of a three-dimensional sign consisting of the shape of a watch — Lack of distinctiveness

Operative part of the order

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| 1. | The appeal is dismissed. |

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| 2. | Timehouse GmbH is ordered to pay the costs. |

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