Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 20.5.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 172/28 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 28 March 2019 — Robert Bosch v EUIPO (Simply. Connected.)

(Cases T-251/17 and T-252/17) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019172EN.01002801-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Applications for the EU figurative marks Simply. Connected. - Relative ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Scope of the examination which has to be carried out by the Board of Appeal - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Article 64 of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 71 of Regulation 2017/1001))

(2019/C 172/39)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany) (represented by: S. Völker and M. Pemsel, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: V. Mensing and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Re:

Actions brought against the decisions of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 March 2017 (Case R 948/2016-5) and 10 March 2017 (Case R 947/2016-5), regarding applications for registration of the figurative signs Simply. Connected. as EU trade marks

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Joins Cases T-251/17 and T-252/17 for the purposes of the judgment; |

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| 2. | Dismisses the actions; |

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| 3. | Orders Robert Bosch GmbH to pay the costs. |

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