Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:816
Date: 2018-11-21
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Fourth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - inadmissible
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 21 November 2018 —Bopp v EUIPO (Representation of an equilateral octagon) (Case T-460/17) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for an EU figurative mark representing a blue octagonal frame — Absolute ground for refusal — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and Article 94 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Carsten Bopp (Glashütten, Germany) (represented by: F. Pröckl, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Söder and D. Walicka, acting as Agents) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 May 2017 (Case R 1954/2016-4) concerning an application for registration of a figurative sign representing a blue octagonal frame as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Mr Carsten Bopp to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 300, 11.9.2017.