Question juridique clé
Whether the applied-for 3D mark for chocolate goods had the requisite distinctiveness or was common property
Solution extraite
The form did not deviate sufficiently from expected and usual product shapes and lacked the originality needed to function as a source indicator.
Motifs extraits
The market contained many stylized animal-shaped chocolate forms; the sign would be perceived as a mouse/bear fantasy figure and remained within the common stock of forms.