CELEX: 62013CA0445
Language: en
Date: 2015-05-07 00:00:00
Title: Case C-445/13 P: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 May 2015 — Voss of Norway ASA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (Appeal — Community trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 7(1)(b) — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Three-dimensional sign consisting of the shape of a cylindrical bottle)

20.7.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 236/6
            
         Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 May 2015 — Voss of Norway ASA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
   (Case C-445/13 P) (1)
   
   ((Appeal - Community trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 7(1)(b) - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Three-dimensional sign consisting of the shape of a cylindrical bottle))
   (2015/C 236/07)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellant: Voss of Norway ASA (represented by: F. Jacobacci and B. La Tella, avvocati)
   
      Other parties to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar, acting as Agent), Nordic Spirit AB (publ)
   
      Intervener in support of the appellant: International Trademark Association (represented by T. De Haan, avocat, F. Folmer and S. Klos, advocaten, and S. Helmer, Solicitor)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeal;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Voss of Norway ASA to pay the costs;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the International Trademark Association to bear its own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 344, 23.11.2013.