Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:375
Date: 2019-06-05
Language of the case: English
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Finland

Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2019 — Biolatte v EUIPO (Biolatte) (Case T-229/18) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark Biolatte — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Biolatte Oy (Turku, Finland) (represented by: J. Ikonen, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 February 2018 (Case R 351/2017-1), relating to an application for registration of the word sign Biolatte as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Biolatte Oy to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 190, 4.6.2018.