Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:24
Date: 2018-01-23
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 23 January 2018 — avanti v EUIPO (avanti) (Case T-250/17) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for the EU figurative mark avanti — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: avanti GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: M. Bahmann, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Schifko, acting as Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 February 2017 (Case R 801/2016-5), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign Avanti as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders avanti GmbH to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 195, 19.6.2017.