CELEX: 62014TA0656
Language: en
Date: 2016-06-28 00:00:00
Title: Case T-656/14: Judgment of the General Court of 28 June 2016 — Peri v EUIPO (Shape of a formwork coupler) (EU trade mark — Application for three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a formwork coupler — Absolute ground for refusal — Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of the product required to obtain a technical result — Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

8.8.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 287/20
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 28 June 2016 — Peri v EUIPO (Shape of a formwork coupler)
   (Case T-656/14) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Application for three-dimensional EU trade mark - Shape of a formwork coupler - Absolute ground for refusal - Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of the product required to obtain a technical result - Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2016/C 287/24)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Peri GmbH (Weißenhorn, Germany) (represented by A. Bognár and M. Eck, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 June 2014 (Case R 1178/2013-1), concerning an application for registration of a three-dimensional sign consisting of the shape of a formwork coupler as an EU trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Peri GmbH to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 388, 3.11.2014.