CELEX: 62012TA0171
Language: en
Date: 2014-09-25 00:00:00
Title: Case T-171/12: Judgment of the General Court of 25 September 2014 — Peri v OHIM (Shape of a turnbuckle) (Community trade mark — Application for a three-dimensional Community trademark — Shape of a turnbuckle — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

10.11.2014   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 395/36
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 25 September 2014 — Peri v OHIM (Shape of a turnbuckle)
      (Case T-171/12) (1)
      
      ((Community trade mark - Application for a three-dimensional Community trademark - Shape of a turnbuckle - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
      (2014/C 395/43)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Peri GmbH (Weißenhorn, Germany) (represented by: J. Dönch, 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 26 January 2012 (Case R 1209/2011-1), concerning an application for registration of a three-dimensional sign in the shape of a turnbuckle as a Community trade mark.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the application;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Peri GmbH to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 184, 23.6.2012.