Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:175
Date: 2019-03-20
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based — Similar requirements for submissions made in support of a plea (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 177(1)(d)) (see para. 25) 6. EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Overlap of the scope of the grounds set out in Articles 7(1)(b) and 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009 (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(b) and (c)) (see para. 31) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 September 2017 (Case R 1786/2016-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign Triotherm+ as an EU trade mark. Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Meesenburg Großhandel KG to pay the costs.