Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 5.2.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 42/16 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2017 — GeoClimaDesign v EUIPO — GEO (GEO)

(Case T-280/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2018042EN.01001601-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark GEO - Absolute grounds for refusal - Distinctive character - Lack of descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001)))

(2018/C 042/22)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: GeoClimaDesign AG (Fürstenwalde/Spree, Germany) (represented by: B. Lanz, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: GEO Gesellschaft für Energie und Oekologie GmbH (Langenhorn, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 March 2016 (Case R 1679/2015-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between GEO and GeoClimaDesign.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders GeoClimaDesign AG to pay the costs. |

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