Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — sheepworld v EUIPO (Beste Freundin)
(Case T-452/16) 1
(EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark Beste Freundin — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: sheepworld AG (Ursensollen, Germany) (represented by: S. von Rüden, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer, acting as Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 May 2016 (Case R 96/2016-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign Beste Freundin as an EU trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.    Dismisses the action;
2.    Orders sheepworld AG to pay the costs.
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1     OJ C 364, 3.10.2016.