Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber, Extended Composition) of 24 October 2018

Pirelli Tyre SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office

EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark representing an L-shaped groove — Absolute ground for refusal — Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result — Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Regulation (EU) 2015/2424 — Application of the law ratione temporis — Shape of the goods — Nature of the sign — Account taken of material relevant to identifying the essential characteristics of the sign — General interest underlying Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation No 40/94

Case T-447/16



Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex
Judgment (OJ)
07/12/2018 Pirelli Tyre v EUIPO - Yokohama Rubber (Représentation d’une rainure en forme de « l »)
Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
- Trade marks
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  • - Trade marks
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2018:709		 24/10/2018 Pirelli Tyre v EUIPO - Yokohama Rubber (Représentation d’une rainure en forme de « l »)
Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
- Trade marks
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  • - Trade marks
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:T:2018:709		 24/10/2018 Pirelli Tyre v EUIPO - Yokohama Rubber (Représentation d’une rainure en forme de « l »)
Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
- Trade marks
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  • - Trade marks
Application (OJ)
09/09/2016 Pirelli Tyre v EUIPO - Yokohama Rubber (Représentation d’une rainure en forme de « l »)
Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
- Trade marks
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  • - Trade marks
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Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.05 Legal acts of the European Union
    2.05.08 Application ratione temporis
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.05 Signs consisting exclusively of the natural or functional shape of goods or of the shape which gives substantial value to the goods
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.12 Acquisition of distinctive character through use
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.05 Signs consisting exclusively of the natural or functional shape of goods or of the shape which gives substantial value to the goods
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.05 Signs consisting exclusively of the natural or functional shape of goods or of the shape which gives substantial value to the goods
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.13 Signs examined
          4.11.03.01.13.05 Signs consisting exclusively of the natural or functional shape of goods or of the shape which gives substantial value to the goods
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.05 Signs consisting exclusively of the natural or functional shape of goods or of the shape which gives substantial value to the goods


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References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 04/08/2016

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

24/10/2018


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 4 from 07.01.2019, p.23

Application: OJ C 350 from 26.09.2016, p.27

Name of the parties

Pirelli Tyre v EUIPO - Yokohama Rubber (Représentation d’une rainure en forme de « l »)

Notes on Academic Writings

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Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  • - Trade marks

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Actions for annulment : application granted

Formation of the Court

septième chambre élargie (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Bieliūnas

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

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