Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:788
Date: 2019-11-14
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court of 14 November 2019 — Neoperl v EUIPO (Representation of four filled-in holes in a regular hole pattern) (Case T-669/18) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for an EU figurative mark representing four filled-in holes in a regular hole pattern — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Neoperl AG (Reinach, Switzerland) (represented by: H. Börjes-Pestalozza and G. Schultz, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf and M. Fischer, acting as Agents) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 September 2018 (Case R 2059/2017-5), concerning an application for registration of a sign representing four filled-in holes in a regular hole pattern as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Neoperl AG to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 25, 21.1.2019.