Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:302
Date: 2019-05-08
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2019 — Battelle Memorial Institute v EUIPO (HEATCOAT) (Case T-469/18) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark HEATCOAT — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Equal treatment — Principle of sound administration) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, Ohio, United States) (represented by: B. Brandreth QC) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: P. Sipos and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 May 2018 (Case R 36/2018-2), relating to an application for registration of the word sign HEATCOAT as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Battelle Memorial Institute to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 341, 24.9.2018.