Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 1 December 2016 — EK/servicegroup v EUIPO (FERLI)

(Case T‑775/15)

(EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark FERLI — Requirement of clarity — Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Rights of the defence — Second sentence of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)

| 1. | EU trade mark — Lodging of application for EU trade mark — Identification of the goods or services concerned by the trade mark — Requirements of clarity and precision — Determination, by the competent authorities and the economic operators, of the extent of the protection conferred by the trade mark  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 28; Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 2(2))  (see paras 28, 29, 32) |

| 2. | EU trade mark — Decisions of the Office — Principle of equal treatment — Principle of sound administration — EUIPO’s previous decision-making practice — Principle of legality  (see para. 50) |

| 3. | EU trade mark — Procedural provisions — Statement of reasons for decisions — Article 75, first sentence, of Regulation No 207/2009 — Scope identical to that of Article 296 TFEU  (Art. 296 TFEU; Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 75, first sentence)  (see para. 57) |

| 4. | EU trade mark — Decisions of the Office — Observance of the rights of the defence — Scope of the principle  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 75, second sentence)  (see paras 58, 59) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 October 2015 (Case R 1233/2015-4), concerning an application for registration of the word sign FERLI as an EU trade mark.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders EK/servicegroup eG to pay the costs. |

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