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Under hensyn til dels risikoen for, at der gennem beskyttelsen af varens form gives varemærkeindehaveren et monopol på formen, og dels at det er nødvendigt at tage forskellen mellem varemærkeretten og brugsmodel- og mønsterretten i betragtning, skal kriterierne for bedømmelse af det fornødne særpræg være ganske strenge.
During a hearing which took place in Brussels on 27 January 1998 pursuant to Article 11(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community (hereinafter "the Basic Regulation'), the second and fourth applicants argued, inter alia, that the practices condemned in Decision 98/247 were also prevalent in the Community SSBB market and that the effect of this on the Community SSBB market was so significant that it was impossible to assess the injury purportedly sustained by the Community industry in this market as a result of the allegedly subsidised imports. That view was developed in a memorandum of supplementary observations dated 6 February 1998.
I denne sag opfylder varemærkeansøgningen ikke disse strengere krav.
another person, is of direct and individual concern to it.
Ifølge Appelkammeret er den form, som sagsøgeren gør krav på, hverken særlig speciel eller usædvanlig, men henhører under de grundformer, der er typiske på det pågældende marked.
It nevertheless remains to be established whether the institutions made a manifest error of assessment in as much as, when deciding whether or not injury had been caused and whether or not there was any causal link between any such injury and the subsidised imports, they overlooked all factors other than the imports in question, including the matters which the applicants alleged were damaging the Community industry at the same time.
Ligeledes giver farvesammensætningen, nemlig rød og hvid, ikke den form, der er gjort krav på, nogen særegenhed.
It is for the applicants to adduce evidence to enable the Court of First Instance to find that such an error was made.
Appelkammeret tilføjede, at hverken den manglende ensartethed i Harmoniseringskontorets afgørelsespraksis eller de tidligere registreringer, som sagsøgeren har påberåbt sig, kan være bindende for dets afgørelse.
On the other hand, the applicants do not have locus standi to apply for annulment of the provisions of the Contested Regulation that concern other companies. To the extent that it seeks to do that, the present action must be dismissed as inadmissible.
Parternes påstande
Substance
Sagsøgeren har nedlagt påstand om annullation af den anfægtede afgørelse.
SSBB prices could not, therefore, provide a reliable basis on which to establish price undercutting in respect of Indian products.
Anbringendet om tilsidesættelse af retten til kontradiktion
Moreover, in its decision of 21 April 1999, the Commission acknowledged that Community producers of SSBBs had been applying this factor of 1.35 for at least 10 years.
Sagsøgeren har den opfattelse, at Appelkammeret ikke har behandlet de argumenter, der findes i selskabets skrivelse af 9. oktober 1998, hvilket udgør en tilsidesættelse af sagsøgerens ret til kontradiktion.
Nevertheless, the institutions emphasise that they have no evidence that the implementation and application of this formula for calculating the alloy surcharge for SSBBs amounts to a concerted practice by SSBB producers.
I henhold til artikel 7, stk. 1, litra b), i forordning nr. 40/94 er »varemærker, der mangler fornødent særpræg«, udelukket fra registrering.
In the present case, it is clear from both the 66th recital in the preamble to the Provisional Regulation and from the forty-second to 49th recitals in the preamble to the Contested Regulation that the institutions did consider whether the Community industry might not itself have contributed, by its anticompetitive conduct, to the injury suffered, as the applicants alleged during the administrative procedure.
Det må antages, at et varemærke har det fornødne særpræg, når det medfører, at de varer eller tjenesteydelser, med hensyn til hvilke der er ansøgt om registrering, kan adskilles i henhold til deres oprindelse.
So, as regards the procedural requirement laid down by the Court of Justice in Extramet II, the institutions did, formally at least, set about determining the injury in the proper way.
Det er hertil ikke nødvendigt, at mærket giver præcise oplysninger om identiteten af den producent, der har fremstillet varen, eller den, der har præsteret tjenesteydelsen.
In view of the foregoing, the Court finds that the argument which the applicants put forward in the alternative is well founded.
Det er tilstrækkeligt, at varemærket giver mulighed for, at den pågældende omsætningskreds kan adskille den vare eller tjenesteydelse, som det omfatter, fra dem, der har en anden kommerciel oprindelse, og at det giver mulighed for at fastslå, at alle de varer eller tjenesteydelser, som det omfatter, er blevet fremstillet, markedsført eller leveret under kontrol af varemærkeindehaveren, der er ansvarlig for deres kvalitet.
Consequently, the first plea put forward as a ground of annulment of the Contested Regulation alleging infringement of Article 1(1), Article 8(1), (6) and (7) and Article 15(1) of the Basic Regulation and Articles 15 and 19 of the ASCM and a manifest error of assessment, must be upheld, and the Contested Regulation, in so far as it concerns products made by the applicants and imported into the European Community, must be annulled, without it being necessary to consider the other pleas in law submitted.
analogt Domstolens dom af 11.11.1997, sag C251/95, SABEL), hvilket ikke er uforeneligt med en undersøgelse af de forskellige ydre træk hver for sig.
(Community trade mark — Shape of a product for washing machines or dishwashers — Threedimensional mark —Absolute ground for refusal —Article 7(l)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94) (Second Chamber)
Det fremgår af artikel 7, stk. 1, litra b), i forordning nr. 40/94, at det er tilstrækkeligt med et minimum af fornødent særpræg for, at registreringshindringen i denne artikel ikke finder anvendelse.
(Community trade mark — Shape of a product for washing machines or dishwashers — Threedimensional mark —Absolute ground for refusal —Article 7(1 )(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94) (Second Chamber)
Det skal således undersøges - inden for rammerne af en a priori-undersøgelse og uden enhver hensyntagen til den brug, der er gjort af tegnet i henhold til artikel 7, stk. 3, i forordning nr. 40/94 - om det ansøgte varemærke giver den tilsigtede omsætningskreds mulighed for at adskille de omhandlede varer fra dem, der har en anden kommerciel oprindelse, når den skal træffe sit valg i en indkøbssituation.
The facts, arguments of the parties and the grounds of this judgment are identical or similar to those of the judgment of 19 September 2001 in Case T-337/99 Henkel ν OHIM. The only differences from that judgment relate to the aspect of the threedimensional mark for which registration was sought, namely, in this case, a rectangular tablet comprising two layers, one white and one green.
Artikel 7, stk. 1, litra b), i forordning nr. 40/94 skelner ikke mellem de forskelle varemærkekategorier.
(Community trade mark — Shape of a product for washing machines or dishwashers — Threedimensional mark —Absolute ground f or refusal —Article 7(1 )(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40194) (Second Chamber)
Kriterierne for bedømmelse af det fornødne særpræg for tredimensionale varemærker, der udgøres af selve varens form, er således ikke anderledes end dem, der finder anvendelse på andre varemærkekategorier.
In a letter dated 6 January 1999 addressed to the Office, the applicant pointed out that a competitor's application for a trade mark relating to similar washing tablets had been published in the Community Trade Marks Bulletin.
Der skal ikke desto mindre ved anvendelsen af disse kriterier tages hensyn til det forhold, at opfattelsen i den pågældende omsætningskreds ikke nødvendigvis er den samme ved tredimensionale varemærker, der består af selve varens form og farver, og ved ordmærker, figurmærker eller tredimensionale varemærker, der ikke består af varens form.
On 15 December 1997, the applicant filed an application for a Community trade mark at the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (hereinafter 'the Office') under Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark, as amended.
Mens forbrugerne er vant til umiddelbart at opfatte de sidstnævnte varemærker som tegn, der identificerer varen, gælder dette ikke nødvendigvis, når tegnet er sammenfaldende med selve varens fremtræden.
As can be seen from its graphic representation provided by the applicant, the threedimensional trade mark in respect of which registration was sought is in the form of a round tablet, comprising two layers, whose colours, white (lower part) and red (upper part), are also claimed for registration.
Hvad angår den omstændighed, at der er to lag, hvoraf det ene er hvidt og det andet rødt, skal det anføres, at den pågældende omsætningskreds er vant til, at der er forskellige farveelementer i et vaskemiddel.
In the second part, he stated that the applicant had not expressed an opinion on that letter within the two-month period set therein and that, as a result, the application would be adjudicated on by reference to the file as it stood.
Vaskepulver, som er den form, disse varer traditionelt udbydes i, har oftest en meget lys grå eller beige farve og synes næsten hvidt.
In the third part, he made clear that the arguments set out in the letter of 6 January 1999 had been considered but had not been accepted.
Det indeholder ofte partikler i en eller flere forskellige farver.
The applicant claims that the Court should annul the contested decision.
Den reklamering, som sagsøgeren og de andre vaskemiddelproducenter foretager, fremhæver, at disse partikler viser, at der er forskellige aktive stoffer.
On 3 February 1999, the examiner sent the applicant a copy of the decision of 26 January 1999, which was preceded by the following words: The notification below, which was sent to you on 26 January 1999, is clearly incorrect, since the Office received your views within the prescribed period. Therefore, please consider that notification to be null and void'.
De farvede partikler henviser således til visse kvaliteter ved varen, uden at de kan anses for en beskrivende betegnelse i henhold til artikel 7, stk. 1, litra c), i forordning nr. 40/94.
On 5 February 1999, the applicant appealed against the examiner's decision to the Office under Article 59 of Regulation No 40/94.
Det kan imidlertid ikke udledes af, at denne sidstnævnte registreringshindring ikke finder anvendelse, at de farvede elementer nødvendigvis giver det ansøgte varemærke det fornødne særpræg.
However, it is clear from paragraph 3 of the contested decision that the Board of Appeal did take cognisance of the applicant's letter of 9 October 1998.
Dette særpræg mangler, når den tilsigtede omsætningskreds, som det er tilfældet i denne sag, bibringes den opfattelse, at de farvede elementer skal forstås som en henvisning til visse kvaliteter ved varen, og ikke som en betegnelse af dens oprindelse.
The arguments put forward by the applicant in that letter were taken into account in substance by the Board of Appeal in the reasoning which led to the decision mentioned above. The present plea is therefore unfounded.
Muligheden for, at forbrugerne ikke desto mindre kan blive vant til at genkende varen i kraft af dens farver, er ikke i sig selv tilstrækkelig til at fjerne registreringshindringen i artikel 7, stk. 1, litra b), i forordning nr. 40/94.
The plea alleging infringement of Article 7(1 )(b) of Regulation No 40/94
En sådan udvikling i omsætningens opfattelse kan, når den er fastslået, alene tages i betragtning i henhold til artikel 7, stk. 3, i forordning nr. 40/94.
The distinctive character of a trade mark must be assessed in relation to the goods or services in respect of which registration of the mark is sought.
Opfattelsen af varemærket i den pågældende omsætningskreds påvirkes for det første af gennemsnitsforbrugerensapmærksomhedsniveau, der kan variere, alt efter hvilken kategori af varer eller tjenesteydelser der er tale om (jf. Domstolens dom af 22.6.1999, sag C-342/97, Lloyd Schuhfabrik Meyer).
The mark in respect of which registration is sought in the present case consists of the shape and the colour arrangement of a washing machine or dishwasher tablet, that is, of the design of the product itself.
Appelkammeret har i denne forbindelse med rette antaget, at da der er tale om dagligvarer, er gennemsnitsforbrugerensopmærksomhedsniveau over for formen og farven af tabletter til vaskemaskine eller opvaskemaskine ikke højt.
However, the fact that a category of signs is, in general, capable of constituting a trade mark does not mean that signs belonging to that category necessarily have distinctive character for the purposes of Article 7(l)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 in relation to a specific product or service.
Det forhold, at de farvede partikler i denne sag ikke er regelmæssigt fordelt over hele tabletten, men er koncentreret i den øverste del heraf, er ikke tilstrækkeligt til, at tablettens fremtræden kan anses for en betegnelse for varens oprindelse.
In essence, the Board of Appeal found that Article 7(l)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 prevented registration of the trade mark sought. It held that, in order to be registered, a trade mark had to enable the products in respect of which it was filed to be distinguished by reference to their origin and not by reference to their nature.
Når det drejer sig om at sammensætte forskellige stoffer i et produkt til vaskemaskine eller opvaskemaskine, der er i tabletform, er tilføjelsen
Likewise, the arrangement of the colours, namely red and white, did not add any kind of distinctive feature to the shape claimed.
For at bedømme, om kombinationen af den omtvistede tablets form og farvelægning i omsætningen kan opfattes som en oprindelsesbetegnelse, skal det helhedsindtryk, som denne sammensætning giver, analyseres (jf.
A mark which enables the goods or services in respect of which registration of the mark has been sought to be distinguished as to their origin is to be considered as having distinctive character. It is not necessary for that purpose for the mark to convey exact information about the identity of the manufacturer of the product
af et lag en af de løsninger, der falder meget naturligt.
or the supplier of the services.
af Harmoniseringskontorets besvarelse af Rettens spørgsmål, at de nationale varemærkemyndigheders praksis vedrørende tredimensionale varemærker, der udgøres af tabletter til vaskemaskine eller opvaskemaskine, ikke er ensartet.
In order to ascertain whether the combination of the tablet's shape and the arrangement of its colours may be perceived by members of the public as an indication of origin, the overall impression produced by that combination must be analysed (see, by analogy, Case C-251/95 SABEL).
Appelkammeret kan derfor ikke bebrejdes, at det ikke har taget hensyn til den nævnte praksis og til en national retspraksis.
The threedimensional shape for which registration has been sought, namely a round tablet, is one of the basic geometrical shapes and is an obvious one for a product intended for use in washing machines or dishwashers.
Det følger heraf, at Appelkammeret med rette har konkluderet, at det ansøgte tredimensionale varemærke mangler fornødent særpræg.
It is clear from the wording of Article 7(l)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 that a minimum degree of distinctive character is sufficient to render the ground for refusal set out in that article inapplicable.
Det er i denne forbindelse uden betydning, at sagsøgeren er den eneste virksomhed, der anvender den røde farve til tabletter, der består af to lag.
As to the tablet's two layers, one of which is white and the other red, the public concerned is used to seeing different colour features in detergent preparations.
Anvendelsen af grundfarver, såsom blå eller grøn, er gængs og endog typisk for vaskemidler.
Powder, the form in which such products are traditionally presented, is usually very light grey or beige and appears almost white.
Anvendelsen af andre basiske farver, såsom rød eller gul, er en af de naturligt forekommende variationer af den form, disse varer typisk udbydes i.
Where, as in the present case, the target sector of the public sees the presence of coloured elements as a suggestion that the product has certain qualities, and not as an indication of its origin, there is no distinctive character.
Det følger heraf, at det ansøgte tredimensionale varemærke består af en kombination af ydre træk, der er naturlige og typiske for den pågældende vare.
It follows that the Board of Appeal was right to hold that the threedimensional mark applied for is devoid of any distinctive character.
Det forhold, at bedømmelseskriterierne for dette særpræg ved tredimensionale varemærker, der består af selve varens form, ikke er strengere end de kriterier, der finder anvendelse på andre varemærkekategorier, fører ikke til en anden konklusion.
The fact that the criteria applied to assess distinctive character, in the case of a threedimensional mark consisting of the shape of the product itself, are not more rigorous than those applying to other categories of trade marks does not alter that conclusion.
De betragtninger, der ledte Appelkammeret til at fastslå, at det ansøgte varemærke ikke havde det fornødne særpræg, berettiger nemlig til en identisk konklusion i henhold til de bedømmelseskriterier for dette særpræg, der finder anvendelse på alle varemærker, uanset om det er ordmærker, figurmærker eller tredimensionale varemærker.
The factors which led the Board of Appeal to find that the mark applied for was devoid of any distinctive character constitute valid reasons for drawing the same conclusion with regard to the criteria for the assessment of distinctive character applying to all trade marks, whether they are word marks, figurative marks or threedimensional marks.
Det skal tilføjes, at forskellige mulige kombinationer af disse ydre træk kan opnås ved at variere de geometriske grundformer og ved at kombinere varens grundfarve med en anden grundfarve i et af tablettens lag eller i farvepletter.
It should be added that it is possible to obtain different combinations of those features by varying the basic geometric shapes and by adding to the product's basic colour another basic colour either as a layer in the tablet or as speckles.
De forskelle, der herved fremkommer for så vidt angår de forskellige tabletters fremtræden, er ikke tilstrækkelige til, at de for hver af disse tabletter kan anvendes som betegnelse for varens oprindelse, når det som i denne sag drejer sig om variationer af varens grundformer, der virker naturlige.
The ensuing differences in the appearance of the various tablets are not sufficient to enable each of those tablets to function as an indication of the product's origin, inasmuch as those differences are, as in the present case, obvious variations on the product's basic shapes.
Hvad angår det helhedsindtryk, der fremgår af den omtvistede tablets form og farvelægning, giver det ansøgte varemærke ikke den pågældende omsætningskreds mulighed for at adskille de omhandlede varer fra dem, der har en anden kommerciel oprindelse, når den skal træffe sit valg i en indkøbssituation.
Given the overall impression created by the shape of the tablet in question and the arrangement of its colours, the mark applied for will not enable consumers to distinguish the products concerned from those having a different trade origin when they come to select a product for purchase.
Sagsøgeren har endvidere gjort gældende — uden udtrykkeligt at gøre et anbringende gældende vedrørende tilsidesættelse af artikel 7, stk. 3, i forordning nr. 40/94 - at det ansøgte varemærke har fornødent særpræg i kraft af den brug, der er gjort heraf.
The applicant also argues, without specifically raising a plea alleging infringement of Article 7(3) of Regulation No 40/94, that the mark applied for has distinctive character in consequence of the use which has been made of it.
Da denne argumentation ikke er blevet fremført for Appelkammeret, kan Retten ikke behandle den (jf· Rettens dom af 8.7.1999, sag T-163/98, Procter & Gamble mod Harmoniseringskontoret, BABY-DRY). Anbringendet vedrørende »magtfordrejning* og tilsidesættelse af ligebehandlingsprincippet
Since that argument was not raised before the Board of Appeal, it cannot be considered by the Court of First Instance (see Case T-163/98 Procter & Gamble ν OHIM (BABY-DRY) [1999] ECR 11-2383, paragraphs 48 to 51). The plea alleging 'misuse of power1 and breach of the principle of equal treatment
Det bemærkes, at begrebet magtfordrejning i fællesskabsretten har et klart afgrænset indhold, og at der ved magtfordrejning forstås, at en administrativ myndighed har anvendt sine beføjelser til at fremme et andet formål end det, der ligger til grund for beføjelserne.
The concept of misuse of powers has a precisely defined scope in Community law. It refers to cases where an administrative authority has used its powers for a purpose other than that for which they were conferred on it.
Det fremgår herved af fast retspraksis, at en beslutning kun kan anses for at udgøre magtfordrejning, når det på grundlag af objektive, relevante og samstemmende indicier må antages, at
In that respect, it has been consistently held that a decision may amount to misuse of powers only if it appears, on the basis of objective, relevant and consistent
Hvad dernæst angår sagsøgerens argumenter om de nationale varemærkemyndigheders praksis og anerkendelsen af et tilsvarende tegns fornødne særpræg i en afgørelse fra en italiensk ret, skal det bemærkes, at registreringer, der allerede er foretaget i medlemsstaterne, er et forhold, som — uden at være bestemmende - alene kan tages i betragtning ved registreringen af et EF-varemærke (Rettens dom af 16.2.2000, sag T-122/99, Procter & Gamble mod Harmoniseringskontoret (sæbes form), og af 31.1.2001, sag T-24/00, Sunrider mod Harmoniseringskontoret (VITALITE)). De samme betragtninger gælder for praksis fra medlemsstaternes retter. Det fremgår endvidere 22
Next, as regards the applicant's arguments concerning the practices of national trade mark offices and the fact that an Italian court has recognised that a similar sign has distinctive character, it must be reiterated that registrations already made in the Member States are only one factor which may be taken into consideration, without being given decisive weight, in the registration of a Community trade mark (Case T122/99 Procter & Gamble ν OHIM (Soap shape); and Case T-24/00 Sunrider ν OHIM 42
blevet påberåbt af sagsøgeren, blev afvist af undersøgeren, efter at nærværende sag var anlagt, og at denne afgørelse i øjeblikket behandles af et appelkammer.
In so far as this plea seeks to demonstrate that there has been a breach of the principle of equal treatment, it is clear from the Office's replies to the Court's questions that the trade mark application whose publication has been relied on by the applicant was refused by the examiner after commencement of the present action and that that decision is currently being reviewed by a Board of Appeal.
Det argument, der støttes på offentliggørelsen af denne varemærkeansøgning, er således under alle omstændigheder ubegrundet.
Consequently, the argument based on publication of that trade mark application has become otiose in any event.
Det følger heraf, at dette anbringende ikke kan tages til følge.
It follows that this plea is unfounded.
Sag T-26/00 Lecureur SA / Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber
Case T-26/00 Lecureur SA ν Commission of the European Communities External relations
»Kommissionens forordning nr. 2519/97 -fødevarehjælp - voldgiftsbestemmehe - tvistens kontraktmæssige karakter - forkert ydelse - tyveri fra lagrene - overdragelse af ansvaret -tilbageholdelse i betalinger« (Anden Afdeling)
(Commission Regulation No 2519/97 — Food aid — Arbitration clause — Contractual nature of the dispute — Non-conformity of the goods delivered — Thefts from warehouses — Transfer of the burden of risk — Deductions from payments) (Second Chamber)