Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 22.1.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 22/33 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 28 November 2017 — adp Gauselmann v EUIPO (Juwel)

(Case T-31/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2018022EN.01003302-E0001)

((European Union trade mark - Application for EU word mark Juwel - 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)))

(2018/C 022/45)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: adp Gauselmann GmbH (Espelkamp, Germany) (represented by: P. Koch Moreno, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 November 2015 (Case R 2571/2014-1) concerning an application for registration of word mark Juwel 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 adp Gauselmann GmbH to pay the costs. |

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