Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:345
Date: 2017-05-17
Language of the case: German
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 17 May 2017 — adp Gauselmann v EUIPO (MULTI FRUITS) (Case T-355/16) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark MULTI FRUITS — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: adp Gauselmann GmbH (Espelkamp, Germany) (represented by: P. Koch Moreno, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Schifko, acting as Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 April 2016 (Case R 1043/2015-5) concerning an application for registration of the word sign MULTI FRUITS as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders adp Gauselmann GmbH to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 296, 16.8.2016.