11.12.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 424/35
Judgment of the General Court of 26 October 2017 — Erdinger Weißbräu Werner Brombach v EUIPO (Shape of a large glass)
(Case T-857/16) (1)
((European Union trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Three-dimensional mark - Shape of a large glass - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive nature - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2017/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
(2017/C 424/50)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Erdinger Weißbräu Werner Brombach GmbH & Co. KG (Erding, Germany) (represented by: A. Hayn, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 September 2016 (Case R 659/2016-2) concerning the international registration designating the European Union of the three-dimensional mark constituted by the shape of a large glass.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Erdinger Weißbräu Werner Brombach GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 38, 6.2.2017.