CELEX: C2007/315/26
Language: en
Date: 2007-12-22 00:00:00
Title: Case C-238/06 P: 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) (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)

22.12.2007   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 315/16
            
         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)
   
   (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:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeal;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Develey Holding GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 212, 2.9.2006.