Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 2.5.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 156/40 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 16 March 2016 — Schoeller Corporation v OHIM — Sqope (SCOPE)

(Case T-90/15)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016156EN.01004002-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark SCOPE - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2016/C 156/53)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Schoeller Corporation GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: D. van Ackeren, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Sqope SA (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented: M.-C. Simon, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 21 November 2014 (Case R 2381/2013-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Sqope SA and Schoeller Corporation GmbH.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 21 November 2014 (Case R 2381/2013-1); |

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| 2. | Orders OHIM and Sqope SA to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by Schoeller Corporation GmbH. |

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