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Document C2004/300/08
Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 October 2004 in Case C-64/02 P: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), v Erpo Möbelwerk GmbH (Appeal — Community trade mark — Phrase DAS PRINZIP DER BEQUEMLICHKEIT — Absolute ground for refusal — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 October 2004 in Case C-64/02 P: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), v Erpo Möbelwerk GmbH (Appeal — Community trade mark — Phrase DAS PRINZIP DER BEQUEMLICHKEIT — Absolute ground for refusal — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 October 2004 in Case C-64/02 P: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), v Erpo Möbelwerk GmbH (Appeal — Community trade mark — Phrase DAS PRINZIP DER BEQUEMLICHKEIT — Absolute ground for refusal — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
OJ C 300, 4.12.2004, p. 5–5
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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4.12.2004 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 300/5 |
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
(Second Chamber)
of 21 October 2004
in Case C-64/02 P: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), v Erpo Möbelwerk GmbH (1)
(Appeal - Community trade mark - Phrase DAS PRINZIP DER BEQUEMLICHKEIT - Absolute ground for refusal - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
(2004/C 300/08)
Language of the case: German
In Case C-64/02 P: appeal under Article 49 of the Statute of the Court of Justice, brought on 27 February 2002, between Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (Agents: A. von Mühlendahl and G. Schneider), supported by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Agent: P. Ormond, C. Jackson, M. Bethell and M. Tappin, assisted by D. Alexander), the other party to the proceedings being: Erpo Möbelwerk GmbH (Lawyers: S. von Petersdorff-Campen and H. von Rohr) — the Court (Second Chamber), composed of: C.W.A. Timmermans (Rapporteur), President of the Chamber, C. Gulmann, J.-P. Puissochet, R. Schintgen and J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, Judges; M. Poiares Maduro, Advocate General; M. Múgica Arzamendi, Principal Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 21 October 2004, in which it:
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Dismisses the appeal; |
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Orders the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) to pay the costs; |
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Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to bear its own costs. |