CELEX: 62018CA0783
Language: en
Date: 2019-12-12 00:00:00
Title: Case C-783/18 P: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 12 December 2019 — European Union Intellectual Property Office v Wajos GmbH (Appeal — EU trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 7(1)(b) — Absolute ground for refusal — Marks devoid of distinctive character — Three-dimensional marks consisting of the shape of the product — Criteria for the assessment of distinctive character — Obligation to state reasons — Form of a container — Amphora)

17.2.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 54/9
            
         
      Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 12 December 2019 — European Union Intellectual Property Office v Wajos GmbH
      (Case C-783/18 P) (1)
      
      (Appeal - EU trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 7(1)(b) - Absolute ground for refusal - Marks devoid of distinctive character - Three-dimensional marks consisting of the shape of the product - Criteria for the assessment of distinctive character - Obligation to state reasons - Form of a container - Amphora)
      (2020/C 54/11)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Appellant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings: Wajos GmbH (represented by: J. Schneiders, R. Krillke and B. Schneiders, Rechtsanwälte)
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the appeal;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Wajos GmbH.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 112, 25.3.2019.