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Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 6 September 2018 — Basic Net v EUIPO

(Case C‑547/17 P) (
[1](#t-ECR_62017CJ0547_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(Appeal — EU trade mark — Figurative trade mark representing three vertical stripes — Proof of distinctive character acquired through use)

| 1. | EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Absolute grounds for refusal—Marks devoid of any distinctive character—Exception—Distinctive character acquired through use—Trade mark devoid of distinctive character throughout the EU—Acquisition of that character in part of the Union—Insufficient  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(2) and (3))  (see para. 24) |

| 2. | EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Absolute grounds for refusal—Marks devoid of any distinctive character—Exception—Distinctive character acquired through use—Trade mark devoid of distinctive character throughout the EU—Acquisition by use also throughout the EU  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(3))  (see paras 25, 27-29) |

| 3. | Appeal—Grounds—Mere repetition of the pleas and arguments put forward before the General Court—Manifest inadmissibility  (Art. 256 TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Arts 168(1)(d) and 169)  (see para. 43) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the appeal; |

| 2. | Orders Basic Net SpA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62017CJ0547_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 13, 15.1.2018](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2018:013:TOC).

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