CELEX: 62017TA0691
Language: en
Date: 2018-06-29 00:00:00
Title: Case T-691/17: Judgment of the General Court of 29 June 2018 — hoechstmass Balzer v EUIPO (Shape of a tape measure case) (EU trade mark — Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a tape measure case — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

201807201162013082018/C 276/776912017TC27620180806EN01ENINFO_JUDICIAL20180629464722Case T-691/17: Judgment of the General Court of 29 June 2018 — hoechstmass Balzer v EUIPO (Shape of a tape measure case) (EU trade mark — Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a tape measure case — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
 ---documentbreak--- C2762018EN4620120180629EN0077462472Judgment of the General Court of 29 June 2018 — hoechstmass Balzer v EUIPO (Shape of a tape measure case)
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   ‛(EU trade mark — Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a tape measure case — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))’2018/C 276/77Language of the case: German
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: hoechstmass Balzer GmbH (Sulzbach, Germany) (represented by: K. Zapfe, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 July 2017 (Case R 2331/2016-4), concerning an application for registration of a three-dimensional sign consisting of the shape of a tape measure case as an EU trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
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            Dismisses the action;
         
      
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            Orders hoechstmass Balzer GmbH to pay the costs.
         
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      )	OJ C 402, 27.11.2017.