Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 24.2.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 61/36 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 19 December 2019 — Vereinigung der Bayerischen Wirtschaft v EUIPO (eVoter)

(Case T-175/19) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020061EN.01003601-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark eVoter - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2020/C 61/44)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Vereinigung der Bayerischen Wirtschaft eV (Munich, Germany) (represented by: L. Genz, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl and A. Söder, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 January 2019 (Case R 1983/2018-5) relating to an application for registration of the word sign eVoter as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Vereinigung der Bayerischen Wirtschaft eV to pay the costs. |

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