CELEX: 62012TA0156
Language: en
Date: 2013-12-12 00:00:00
Title: Case T-156/12: Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2013 — Sweet Tec v OHIM (Shape of an oval) (Community trade mark — Application for a three-dimensional Community trade mark — Shape of an oval — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2)

8.2.2014   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 39/18
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2013 — Sweet Tec v OHIM (Shape of an oval)
   (Case T-156/12) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for a three-dimensional Community trade mark - Shape of an oval - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2)
   2014/C 39/30
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Sweet Tec GmbH (Boizenburg, Germany) (represented by: T. Nägele, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 19 January 2012 (Case R 542/2011-1) concerning an application for registration of a three-dimensional sign in the shape of an oval as a Community trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               The action is rejected;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Sweet Tec GmbH is ordered to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 165, 9.6.2012.