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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 28 September 2017 — Bodegas Verdúguez v EUIPO (TRES TOROS 3)

(Case T‑206/16)

(EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark TRES TOROS 3 — Absolute ground for refusal — Trade mark for wine containing a geographical indication — Article 7(1)(j) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

| 1. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Trade marks for wines or spirits containing or consisting of geographical indications identifying wines or spirits not having that origin — Conditions  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(j))  (see paras 27, 28, 53) |

| 2. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Trade marks for wines or spirits containing or consisting of geographical indications identifying wines or spirits not having that origin — Word mark TRES TOROS 3  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(j))  (see paras 40, 44, 56, 59, 60) |

| 3. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Assessment of the registrability of a sign — EU rules only taken into account — Earlier registration of the mark in certain Member States or third countries — Decisions not binding EU bodies  (Council Regulation No 207/2009)  (see paras 47, 48) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 February 2016 (Case R 407/2015-5), concerning an application for registration of the word sign TRES TOROS 3 as an EU trade mark.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Bodegas Verdúguez, SL to pay the costs. |

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