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Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 27 April 2017 — Deere v EUIPO (EXHAUST-GARD)

(Case T‑622/15)

(EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark EXHAUST-GARD — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Rights of the defence — Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

| 1. | EU trade mark—Decisions of the Office—Observance of the rights of the defence—Scope of the principle  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 75, second sentence)  (see para. 12) |

| 2. | EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Absolute grounds for refusal—Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service—Concept  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paras 24, 26-29, 42, 45) |

| 3. | EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Absolute grounds for refusal—Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service—Word mark EXHAUST-GARD  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paras 46, 49) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 September 2015 (Case R 196/2014-4), concerning an application for registration of the word sign EXHAUST-GARD as an EU trade mark.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Deere & Company to pay the costs. |

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