Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 27.6.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 232/14 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 12 May 2016 — Chung-Yuan Chang v EUIPO — BSH Hausgeräte (AROMA)

(Case T-749/14)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016232EN.01001401-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - International registration designating the European Union — Word mark AROMA - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2016/C 232/17)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Peter Chung-Yuan Chang (San Diego, California, United States) (represented by: A. Sanz-Bermell y Martínez, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by A. Crawcour and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, formerly BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: S. Biagosh, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 September 2014 (Case R 1887/2013-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Peter Chung-Yuan Chang and BSH Hausgeräte.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 4 September 2014 (Case R 1887/2013-4); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO and BSH Hausgeräte GmbH to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by Mr Peter Chung-Yuan Chang. |

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