Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 22.5.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 161/25 |

---

Judgment of the General Court of 5 April 2017 — Tractel Greifzug v EUIPO — Shenxi Machinery (Shape of a motor-driven rope winch)

(Case T-621/15)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017161EN.01002501-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Three-dimensional EU trade mark - Shape of a motor-driven rope winch - 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))

(2017/C 161/34)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Tractel Greifzug GmbH (Bergisch Gladbach, Germany) (represented by: U. Lüken and C. Maierhöfer, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Shenxi Machinery Co. Ltd (Wuxi, China) (represented by: C. Vossius, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 September 2015 (Case R 1658/2014-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Shenxi Machinery and Tractel Greifzug.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| 2. | Orders Tractel Greifzug GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO); |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| 3. | Orders Shenxi Machinery Co. Ltd to bear its own costs. |

---

[Top](#document1)