Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 12.3.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 94/23 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 25 January 2018 — SilverTours v EUIPO (billiger-mietwagen.de)

(Case T-866/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2018094EN.01002301-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark billiger-mietwagen.de - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptiveness - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))

(2018/C 094/30)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: SilverTours GmbH (Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany) (represented by: P. Neuwald, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 November 2016 (Case R 206/2016-5), concerning an application for registration of the word sign billiger-mietwagen.de 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 SilverTours GmbH to pay the costs. |

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