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Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 12 April 2018 –  
Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik v EUIPO (Лидер)

(Case T‑386/17)

(EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark Лидер — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)

| 1. | Judicial proceedings—Application initiating proceedings—Formal requirements—Identification of the subject-matter of the dispute—Brief summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based—Application not sufficiently clear and precise—Inadmissibility  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para. and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 177(1)(d))  (see paras 12, 13) |

| 2. | EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Absolute grounds for refusal—Marks devoid of any distinctive character—Meaning—Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(b))  (see paras 21, 22) |

| 3. | EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Absolute grounds for refusal—Marks devoid of any distinctive character—Marks constituted of advertising slogans—Distinctive character—Application of specific criteria for assessment—Not permissible  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(b))  (see paras 23, 24) |

| 4. | EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Absolute grounds for refusal—Marks devoid of any distinctive character—Marks constituted of advertising slogans—Flattering promotional formula  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(b))  (see paras 25, 26, 28) |

| 5. | EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Absolute grounds for refusal—Marks devoid of any distinctive character—Marks constituted of advertising slogans—Slogan carrying an objective message  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(b))  (see para. 27) |

| 6. | EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Absolute grounds for refusal—Marks devoid of any distinctive character—Figurative mark Лидер  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(b))  (see paras 31-37, 39, 40, 43) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 April 2017 (Case R 2066/2016-1), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign Лидер as an EU trade mark.

Operative part

| 1. | The action is dismissed. |

| 2. | Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik GmbH shall pay the costs. |

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