Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2012 - Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus y Johnston v OHIM (shape of a bottle)

(Case T-323/11) 

(Community trade marks - Absolute grounds for refusal - Application for a three-dimensional trade mark - Shape of a bottle - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus y Johnston SAA (Lima, Peru) (represented by: E. Armijo Chávarri and C. Morán Medina, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 March 2011 (Case R 2238/2010-2) concerning an application for registration of a three-dimensional sign consisting in the shape of a bottle as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Dismisses the action;

2.    Orders the Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus y Johnston SAA to pay the costs.

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¹ - OJ C 252, 27.8.2011.