Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:303
Date: 2018-05-28
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

Judgment of the General Court of 28 May 2018 — Item Industrietechnik v EUIPO (EFUSE) (Case T-426/17) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark EFUSE — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Item Industrietechnik GmbH (Solingen, Germany) (represented by: G. Hasselblatt, V. Töbelmann and M. Vitt, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Schifko, acting as Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 April 2017 (Case R 1881/2016-4), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign EFUSE as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Item Industrietechnik GmbH to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 277, 21.8.2017.