Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:635
Date: 2019-09-20
Language of the case: Finnish
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - successful
Origin: Finland

Judgment of the General Court of 20 September 2019 — Reaktor Group v EUIPO (REAKTOR) (Case T-650/18) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark REAKTOR — Absolute grounds for refusal — Lack of descriptive character — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Direct and specific relationship with the goods and services covered by the trade mark application) Language of the case: Finnish Parties Applicant: Reaktor Group Oy (Helsinki, Finland) (represented by L. Laaksonen, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: K. Kompari, acting as Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 August 2018 (Case R 2626/2017-2), relating to an application for registration of the word sign REAKTOR as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 27 August 2018 (Case R 2626/2017-2) in so far as, by that decision, the Board of Appeal dismissed the applicant’s action on the basis of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation 2017/1001; 2. Orders EUIPO to pay the costs, including the unavoidable costs incurred by Reaktor Group Oy for the purposes of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal. ____________ 1 OJ C 16, 14.1.2019.