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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 18 June 2019 –  
W. Kordes’ Söhne Rosenschulen v EUIPO (Kordes’ Rose Monique)

(Case T‑569/18)

(EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark Kordes’ Rose Monique — Absolute ground for refusal — Mark consisting of a plant variety denomination — Essential elements — Article 7(1)(m) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(m) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

| 1. | EU trade mark — Appeals procedure — Action before the EU judicature — Procedural role of the Office — Right of the Office, although designated as the defendant, to support the applicant’s claims  (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 172)  (see para. 24) |

| 2. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Marks consisting of a plant variety denomination or reproducing its essential elements — Aim  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(m))  (see paras 26-28) |

| 3. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Marks consisting of a plant variety denomination or reproducing its essential elements — Criteria  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(m))  (see paras 30-32) |

| 4. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Marks consisting of a plant variety denomination or reproducing its essential elements — Word mark Kordes’ Rose Monique  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(m))  (see paras 36, 37) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 April 2017 (Case R 1929/2017-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign Kordes’ Rose Monique as an EU trade mark.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 25 April 2017 (Case R 1929/2017-1); |

| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by W. Kordes’ Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co. KG in the proceedings before the General Court. |

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