Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 2.9.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 212/7 |

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Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 22 June 2006 — August Storck KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

(Case C-25/05 P)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2006212EN.01000701-E0001)

(Appeal - Community trade mark - Article 7(1)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Absolute ground for refusal to register - Figurative mark - Representation of a gold-coloured sweet wrapper - Distinctive character)

(2006/C 212/11)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Appellant: August Storck KG (represented by: I. Rohr, H. Wrage-Molkenthin and T. Reher, Lawyers)

Other party to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 10 November 2004 in Case T-402/02 Storck v OHIM, whereby the Court of First Instance dismissed the action for annulment of the refusal to register a figurative mark consisting of the representation of a sweet wrapper with twisted ends for confectionery within Class 30 — Distinctive character of a trade mark — Article 7(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark ([OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:L:1994:011:TOC))

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the appeal; |

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| 2. | Orders August Storck KG to pay the costs. |

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