Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:638
Date: 2017-09-21
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 21 September 2017 — InvoiceAuction B2B v EUIPO (INVOICE AUCTION) (Case T-789/16) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for the figurative EU trade mark INVOICE AUCTION — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: InvoiceAuction B2B GmbH (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: C. Jonas, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 August 2016 (Case R 2201/2015-1), relating to the application for registration of the figurative sign INVOICE AUCTION as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders InvoiceAuction B2B GmbH to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 14, 16.1.2017.