Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 3.2.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 36/31 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2019 — Baustoffwerke Gebhart & Söhne v EUIPO (BOITON)

(Case T-255/19) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020036EN.01003101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark BIOTON - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2020/C 36/38)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Baustoffwerke Gebhart & Söhne GmbH & Co. KG (Aichstetten, Germany) (represented by: E. Strauß, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Schäfer and A. Söder, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 February 2019 (Case R 1887/2018-4), relating to an application for registration of the word sign BOITON as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Baustoffwerke Gebhart & Söhne GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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