Source: EURLEX
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Order of the General Court (First Chamber) of 15 May 2017 —  
Dominator International v EUIPO (DREAMLINE)

(Case T‑285/16)

(EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark DREAMLINE — Absolute grounds for refusal — Not distinctive — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law — Article 126 of the Rules of Procedure)

| 1. | Judicial proceedings—Application initiating proceedings—Formal requirements—Identification of the subject-matter of the dispute—Brief summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based—Similar requirements for submissions made in support of a plea  (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 76(d))  (see paras 43, 44) |

| 2. | EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Absolute grounds for refusal—Separate examination of the various grounds for refusal—Interpretation of the grounds for refusal in the light of the public interest underlying each of them  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1))  (see para. 49) |

| 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—Aim—Need to preserve availability  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paras 56, 57) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 March 2016 (Case R 1669/2015-2) concerning the international registration designating the European Union of word mark DREAMLINE.

Operative part

| 1. | The action is dismissed. |

| 2. | Dominator International GmbH is ordered to pay the costs. |

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