Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:331
Date: 2017-05-11
Language of the case: German
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 11 May 2017 — Bammer v EUIPO — mydays (MÄNNERSPIELPLATZ) (Case T-372/16) 1 (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark MÄNNERSPIELPLATZ — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 52(1)(a) and Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Alexander Bammer (Sindelfingen, Germany) (represented by: W. Riegger, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: mydays GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: F. Pfefferkorn, lawyer) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 April 2016 (Case R 1796/2015-1) concerning invalidity proceedings between mydays and Mr Bammer. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Mr Alexander Bammer to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 314, 29.8.2016.