Order — ECLI:EU:T:2017:342
Date: 2017-05-15
Language of the case: German
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Austria

summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based — Similar requirements for submissions made in support of a plea (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 76(d)) (see paras 43, 44) 2. EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Separate examination of the various grounds for refusal — Interpretation of the grounds for refusal in the light of the public interest underlying each of them (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)) (see para. 49) 3. EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service — Aim — Need to preserve availability (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see paras 56, 57) Re: ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 March 2016 (Case R 1669/2015-2) concerning the international registration designating the European Union of word mark DREAMLINE. Operative part 1. The action is dismissed. 2. Dominator International GmbH is ordered to pay the costs.