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Lego Juris A/S v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (C-48/09 P)
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The appeal
Second part, concerning the applicatio…
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Lego Juris A/S v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (C-48/09 P)

Judgment of 14 Sept 2010law://eu/cjeu/2009/c-48-09/para_69@2026-11-11

69As the Advocate General observed at point 63 of his Opinion, the expression ‘essential characteristics’ must be understood as referring to the most important elements of the sign.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-48/09 P · ECLI:EU:C:2010:516
Decided: 14 Sept 2010
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicant: Lego Juris A/S
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)
Rapporteur: M. Ilešič
Advocate General: D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer, subsequently P. Mengozzi
Bench: 13 judges
V. Skouris, A. Tizzano, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, K. Lenaerts, J.-C. Bonichot, P. Lindh, G. Arestis, A. Borg Barthet, M. Ilešič, J. Malenovský, L. Bay Larsen, T. von Danwitz, A. Arabadjiev
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62009CJ0048

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Cites 20: Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs; Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (codified version) (Text with EEA relevance); Arsenal Football Club plc v Matthew Reed (C-206/01); First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks; Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV v Remington Consumer Products Ltd (C-299/99); Lego Juris A/S v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-270/06); Procter & Gamble Company v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (C-468/01 P, C-469/01 P, C-470/01 P, C-471/01 P, C-472/01 P); Deutsche SiSi-Werke GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office (C-173/04 P); Libertel Groep BV v Benelux-Merkenbureau (C-104/01); Eurocermex SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office (C-286/04 P); Linde AG, Winward Industries Inc. and Rado Uhren AG (C-53/01, C-54/01, C-55/01); Lego Juris A/S v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (C-48/09); Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV v Remington Consumer Products Ltd (C-299/99); Koninklijke KPN Nederland NV v Benelux-Merkenbureau (C-363/99); Alcon Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (C-412/05 P); Koninklijke KPN Nederland NV v Benelux-Merkenbureau (C-363/99); Henkel KGaA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (C-456/01 P, C-457/01 P); Merz & Krell GmbH & Co. (C-517/99); Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark; L & D SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office (C-488/06)