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August Storck KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office (C-25/05)
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August Storck KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office (C-25/05)

Judgment of 22 Jun 2006law://eu/cjeu/2005/c-25-05/para_81@2026-11-11

81As to the second part of the fourth ground, under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94, read in conjunction with Article 7(2) thereof, a mark must be refused registration if it is devoid of any distinctive character in part of the Community.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · First Chamber
Case: C-25/05 · ECLI:EU:C:2006:422
Decided: 22 Jun 2006
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicant: August Storck KG
Defendant: Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)
Rapporteur: M. Ilešič
Advocate General: D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer
Bench: 5 judges
P. Jann, N. Colneric, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, M. Ilešič, E. Levits
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62005CJ0025

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Cited by 24: Glaxo Group Ltd v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-432/24); sprd.net AG v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-305/24); sprd.net AG v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-306/24); AirPlus International GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-407/24); sprd.net AG v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-304/24); Kapitan Navi Elżbieta Stramek i Waldemar Karpiński sp.j. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-90/24); Kapitan Navi Elżbieta Stramek i Waldemar Karpiński sp.j. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-89/24); VistaJet ltd. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-195/24); Administration of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-82/24); Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Ruiz v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-1099/23); Väderstad Holding AB v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-361/23); Bartex Bartol sp. z o.o sp. k. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-473/23); Apart sp. z o.o. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-638/21); Apart sp. z o.o. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-591/21); Emmentaler Switzerland v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-2/21)2 provisions; Perfetti Van Melle SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-199/22); Beauty Biosciences LLC v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-750/21); Gameageventures LLP v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-776/21); Lemken GmbH & Co. KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-621/21); Voco GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-700/21); Olimp Laboratories sp. z o.o. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-9/22); F I S I Fibre sintetiche SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-338/21); Funline International v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-680/21); Tecnica Group SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-483/20)
Cites 15: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Interporc Im- und Export GmbH v Commission of the European Communities (C-41/00 P); First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks; Société des produits Nestlé SA v Mars UK Ltd (C-353/03); Jean-Marie Le Pen v European Parliament (C-208/03 P); Laboratoires pharmaceutiques Bergaderm SA and Jean-Jacques Goupil v Commission of the European Communities (C-352/98 P); August Storck KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-402/02); Ramondín SA and Ramondín Cápsulas SA and Territorio Histórico de Álava - Diputación Foral de Álava v Commission of the European Communities (C-186/02 P, C-188/02 P); DKV Deutsche Krankenversicherung AG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (C-104/00 P); Henkel KGaA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (C-456/01 P, C-457/01 P); Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark; Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV v Remington Consumer Products Ltd (C-299/99); Mag Instrument Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (C-136/02 P); Deutsche SiSi-Werke GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office (C-173/04 P); Windsurfing Chiemsee Produktions- und Vertriebs GmbH (WSC) v Boots- und Segelzubehör Walter Huber and Franz Attenberger (C-108/97, C-109/97)