Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:386
Date: 2019-06-06
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 6 June 2019 — Ortlieb Sportartikel v EUIPO (Representation of an octagon) (Case T-449/18) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark representing an octagon — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Ortlieb Sportartikel GmbH (Heilsbronn, Germany) (represented by: A. Wulff and K. Schmidt-Hern, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer, acting as Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 April 2018 (Case R 1634/2017-1) concerning an application for registration of a figurative sign representing an octagon as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Ortlieb Sportartikel GmbH to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 311, 3.9.2018.