CELEX: 62011TA0323
Language: en
Date: 2012-07-12 00:00:00
Title: Case T-323/11: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2012 — Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus y Johnston v OHIM (shape of a bottle) (Community trade marks — Absolute grounds for refusal — Application for a three-dimensional trade mark — Shape of a bottle — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

25.8.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 258/19
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2012 — Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus y Johnston v OHIM (shape of a bottle)
   (Case T-323/11) (1)
   
   (Community trade marks - Absolute grounds for refusal - Application for a three-dimensional trade mark - Shape of a bottle - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2012/C 258/35
   Language of the case: Spanish
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus y Johnston SAA (Lima, Peru) (represented by: E. Armijo Chávarri and C. Morán Medina, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar, Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 March 2011 (Case R 2238/2010-2) concerning an application for registration of a three-dimensional sign consisting in the shape of a bottle as a Community trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus y Johnston SAA to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 252, 27.8.2011.