Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 22.12.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 315/16 |

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Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 25 October 2007 — Develey Holding GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

(Case C-238/06 P)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2007315EN.01001602-E0001)

(Appeal - Community trade mark - Three-dimensional mark - Shape of a plastic bottle - Refusal to register - Absolute grounds for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Earlier national trade mark - Paris Convention - TRIPs Agreement - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2007/C 315/26)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Appellant: Develey Holding GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG (represented by: R. and H. Kunz-Hallstein, Rechtsanwälte)

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 (Second Chamber) of 15 March 2006 in Case T-129/04 Develey Holding GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG v OHIM, in which the Court of First Instance dismissed the action for annulment of a decision refusing registration of a three-dimensional mark for goods in Classes 29, 30 and 32 in the shape of a plastic bottle — Distinctive character of the mark

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the appeal; |

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| 2. | Orders Develey Holding GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG to pay the costs. |

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