General Court 16-06-2015 ECLI:EU:T:2015:380

1. ProcedureApplication initiating proceedingsFormal requirementsBrief summary of the pleas in law on which the application is basedPleas in law not set out in the applicationReference to annexes as a wholeInadmissibility (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 21, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 44(1)(c)) (see para. 18)

2. Community trade markAppeals procedureAction before the EU judicatureApplication initiating proceedingsFormal requirementsBrief summary of the pleas in law on which the application is basedRepetition, wholly or in part, of the arguments already invoked before OHIMLawfulness (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 21; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 44(1)(c); Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65) (see para. 20)

3. Community trade markDefinition and acquisition of the Community trade markAbsolute grounds for refusalSigns which consist exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical resultConceptPresence of non-essential characteristics with no technical functionNot relevant to the ground for refusal (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(e)(ii)) (see para. 29)

4. Community trade markSurrender, revocation and invalidityAbsolute grounds for invalidityRegistration contrary to Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation No 207/2009Three-dimensional mark consisting in the shape of a of a toy figure (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(e)(ii)) (see paras 31-35)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 26 March 2014 (Case R 1695/2013‑4), concerning invalidity proceedings between Best-Lock (Europe) Ltd and Lego Juris A/S.

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Best-Lock (Europe) Ltd to pay the costs.