CELEX: C2006/212/10
Language: en
Date: 2006-09-02 00:00:00
Title: Case C-24/05 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 22 June 2006 — August Storck KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (Appeal — Community trade mark — Article 7(1)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Absolute ground for refusal to register — Three-dimensional mark — Three-dimensional shape of a light-brown sweet — Distinctive character)

2.9.2006   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 212/6
            
         Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 22 June 2006 — August Storck KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
   (Case C-24/05 P) (1)
   
   (Appeal - Community trade mark - Article 7(1)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Absolute ground for refusal to register - Three-dimensional mark - Three-dimensional shape of a light-brown sweet - Distinctive character)
   (2006/C 212/10)
   Language of the case: German
   Parties
   
      Appellant: August Storck KG (represented by: I. Rohr, H. Wrage-Molkenthin and T. Reher, Lawyers)
   
      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 (Fourth Chamber) of 10 November 2004 in Case T-396/02 Storck v OHIM, whereby the Court of First Instance dismissed the action for annulment of the refusal to register a three-dimensional trade mark consisting of the shape of a light-brown sweet for confectionery within Class 30 — Distinctive character of a trade mark — Article 7(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1)
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeal;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders August Storck KG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 69, 19.03.2005.