Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 14 September 2010.

Lego Juris A/S v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).

Appeal - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Community trade mark - Suitability of a shape of goods for registration as a trade mark - Registration of a three-dimensional sign consisting of the upper surface and two sides of a Lego brick - Declaration of invalidity of that registration on application by an undertaking marketing toy bricks having the same shape and dimensions - Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of that regulation - Sign which consists exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result.

Case C-48/09 P.

Reports of Cases

2010 I-08403

• (Appeal Case before the General Court T-270/06)