CELEX: 62018TA0324
Language: en
Date: 2019-05-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-324/18: Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2019 — VI.TO. v EUIPO — Bottega (Shape of a golden bottle) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a golden bottle — Absolute grounds for refusal — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(e)(i) to (iii) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(e)(i) to (iii) of Regulation 2017/1001)

8.7.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 230/41
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2019 — VI.TO. v EUIPO — Bottega (Shape of a golden bottle)
      (Case T-324/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Three-dimensional EU trade mark - Shape of a golden bottle - Absolute grounds for refusal - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(e)(i) to (iii) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(e)(i) to (iii) of Regulation 2017/1001)
      (2019/C 230/51)
      Language of the case: Italian
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Vinicola Tombacco (VI.TO.) Srl (Trebaseleghe, Italy) (represented by: L. Giove, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Scardocchia and A. Folliard Monguiral, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Sandro Bottega (Colle Umberto, Italy) (represented by: R. Galli, lawyer
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 March 2018 (Case R 1036/2017-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between VI.TO. and Mr Bottega.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
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                     Dismisses the action;
                  
               
            
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                     Orders Vinicola Tombacco (VI.TO.) Srl to pay the costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 259, 23.7.2018.