Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 27.10.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 331/21 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 19 September 2012 — Reddig v OHIM — Morleys (Knife handle)

(Case T-164/11) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2012331EN.01002103-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Proceedings for invalidity - Three-dimensional Community trade mark - Knife handle - Absolute ground for refusal - Sign constituted exclusively by the shape of the product necessary for obtaining a technical result - Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Declaration of invalidity by the Board of Appeal)

(2012/C 331/38)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Reddig GmbH (Drebber, Germany) (represented by: C. Thomas, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Morleys Ltd (Preston, United Kingdom) (represented by: A. Stein and M. Terbach, lawyers, and E. Gunaratnam, Solicitor)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 December 2010 (Case R 1072/2009-2), concerning invalidity proceedings between Morleys Ltd and Reddig GmbH.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Reddig GmbH to pay the costs. |

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