Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:373
Date: 2019-06-05
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - successful

Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2019 — EBM Technologies v EUIPO (MobiPACS) (Case T-272/18) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark MobiPACS — Absolute ground for refusal — Slogan — Level of attention of the relevant public — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: EBM Technologies, Inc. (Taipei, Taiwan) (represented by: J. Liesegang, M. Jost and N. Lang, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: K. Markakis, acting as Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 February 2018 (Case R 2145/2017-2) relating to an application for registration of the word sign MobiPACS as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 February 2018 (Case R 2145/2017-2); 2. Orders EUIPO to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 221, 25.6.2018.