Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:435
Date: 2019-06-19
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fourth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 19 June 2019 — Brita v EUIPO (Shape of a faucet) (Case T-213/18) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a faucet — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Brita GmbH (Taunusstein, Germany) (represented by: P. Koch Moreno, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 January 2018 (Case R 1864/2017-4), relating to an application for registration of a three-dimensional sign consisting of the shape of a faucet as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Brita GmbH to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 166, 14.5.2018.