Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:722
Date: 2019-10-03
Language of the case: German
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 3 October 2019 — LegalCareers v EUIPO (LEGALCAREERS) (Case T-686/18) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for the EU figurative mark LEGALCAREERS — Absolute grounds for refusal — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Article 7(1)(b)of Regulation 2017/1001 — Obligation to state reasons) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: LegalCareers GmbH (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: M. Nielen, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: G. Schneider and A. Söder, acting as Agents) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 September 2018 (Case R 234/2018-4), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign LEGALCAREERS as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders LegalCareers GmbH to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 25, 21.1.2019.