Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:911
Date: 2018-12-12
Language of the case: French
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2018 — Bischoff v EUIPO — Miroglio Fashion (CARACTÈRE) (Case T-743/17) 1 (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark CARACTÈRE — Absolute grounds for refusal — No descriptive character — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)) Language of the case: French Parties Applicant: Bischoff GmbH (Muggensturm, Germany) (represented by: D. Régnier, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Pétrequin and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Miroglio Fashion Srl (Alba, Italy) (represented by: O. Vanner, lawyer) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 July 2017 (Case R 328/2016-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Bischoff and Miroglio Fashion. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Bischoff GmbH to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 13, 15.1.2018.