Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:527
Date: 2017-07-19
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 19 July 2017 — Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik v EUIPO (медведь) (Case T-432/16) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark медведь — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Descriptive character —Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik GmbH (Bühl, Germany) (represented by: A. Lingenfelser, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: P. Ivanov and D. Hanf, acting as Agents) Re: Action brought against the decision of the first Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 May 2016 (Case R 240/2016-1), relating to an application for registration of the figurative sign медведь as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The General Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik GmbH to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 364, 3.10.2016.