Source: EURLEX
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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 18 October 2016 — Meissen Keramik v EUIPO (MEISSEN KERAMIK)(Case T‑776/15)

‛EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark MEISSEN KERAMIK — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009’

| 1. | 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 — Criteria (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see paras 16-19) |

| 2. | 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 — Figurative mark MEISSEN KERAMIK (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see paras 21, 26-29, 33-35) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 October 2015 (Case R 531/2015-1), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign MEISSEN KERAMIK as an EU trade mark.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Messen Kermaik GmbH to pay the costs. |

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