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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 8 May 2019 –  
Team Beverage v EUIPO (WEIN FÜR PROFIS)

(Case T‑57/18)

(EU trade mark — Application for the EU figurative mark WEIN FÜR PROFIS — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Lack of distinctive character — Misleading character — Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (g) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark — Appeals procedure — Action before the EU judicature — Jurisdiction of the General Court — Re-evaluation of the facts in the light of evidence produced for the first time before it — Not included  (European Parliament and Council Regulation No 2017/1001, Art. 72)  (see para. 16) |

| 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 — Aim — Need to preserve availability  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see para. 24) |

| 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 — Meaning  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paras 26, 27, 30, 32) |

| 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 — Criteria  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paras 28, 31, 35) |

| 5. | Judicial proceedings — Application initiating proceedings — Formal requirements — Brief summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based — Pleas in law not set out in the application — General reference to documents annexed to the application — Inadmissibility  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 21, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 177(1)(d))  (see para. 33) |

| 6. | 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 WEIN FÜR PROFIS  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paras 43, 48, 55, 67-73) |

| 7. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Overlap of the scope of the grounds set out in Articles 7(1)(b) and 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 2017/1001  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(b) and (c))  (see para. 78) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 November 2017 (Case R 502/2017-1), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign WEIN FÜR PROFIS as an EU trade mark.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Team Beverage AG to pay the costs. |

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