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Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 25 October 2018 — Enercon v EUIPO

(Case C‑433/17 P) (
[1](#t-ECR_62017CJ0433_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(Appeal — EU trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 7(1)(b) — Invalidity proceedings — Article 53 — EU colour mark consisting of blended shades of green — Partial declaration of invalidity — Remittal of the case to the Cancellation Division)

| 1. | EU trade mark—Registration procedure—Withdrawal, restriction and amendment of the trade mark application—Reclassification of a colour mark as a figurative mark  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 26(3), 43(2) and 162(1); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 3)  (see paras 24-27, 38) |

| 2. | EU trade mark—Appeals procedure—Action before the EU judicature—Jurisdiction of the General Court—Review of the lawfulness of decisions of the Boards of Appeal—Re-examination of the facts in the light of evidence not previously submitted before EUIPO bodies—Precluded  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65)  (see para. 35) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the appeal; |

| 2. | Orders Enercon GmbH to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62017CJ0433_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 412, 4.12.2017](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2017:412:TOC).

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