Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Order of the General Court (First Chamber) of 1 March 2017 —  
Ikos v EUIPO (AEGYPTISCHE ERDE)

(Case T‑76/16)

(European Union trade mark — Application for EU word mark AEGYPTISCHE ERDE — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Rejection of the application — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded in law)

| 1. | EU trade mark—Appeals procedure—Action before the EU judicature—Jurisdiction of the General Court—Direction issued to the Office—Not included  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65(6))  (see para. 14) |

| 2. | EU trade mark—Appeals procedure—Action before the EU judicature—Jurisdiction of the General Court—Amendment of a decision by the Office—Assessment having regard to the competences conferred on the Board of Appeal  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65(3))  (see para. 16) |

| 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—Concept  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see para. 22) |

| 4. | 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—Assessment of the descriptive nature of a sign—Criteria  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see para. 23) |

| 5. | 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 AEGYPTISCHE ERDE  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paras 27, 29-34) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 December 2015 (Case R 1257/2015-1) concerning an application for registration of word sign AEGYPTISCHE ERDE as an EU trade mark.

Operative part

| 1. | The action is dismissed. |

| 2. | Ikos GmbH is ordered to pay the costs. |

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