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Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 28 October 2016 — LA TARTE TROPEZIENNE v EUIPO (LA TARTE TROPÉZIENNE 1955. SAINT-TROPEZ)

(Case T‑7/16)

‛European Union trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark LA TARTE TROPÉZIENNE 1955. SAINT-TROPEZ — Absolute ground for refusal — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009’

| 1. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service — Aim — Need to preserve availability (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see para. 16) |

| 2. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service — Criteria (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see paras 17-20, 24, 34) |

| 3. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service — Figurative mark LA TARTE TROPÉZIENNE 1955. SAINT-TROPEZ (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see paras 22, 26-29) |

| 4. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Assessment of the registrability of a sign — EU rules only taken into account — Decisions of national authorities not binding EU bodies (Council Regulation No 207/2009) (see para. 32) |

| 5. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character of a sign — Circumstance necessarily implying absence of distinctive character of the sign (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(b) and (c)) (see para. 38) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 October 2015 (Case R 720/2015-4) concerning the international registration designating the European Union of figurative mark LA TARTE TROPÉZIENNE 1955. SAINT-TROPEZ.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders LA TARTE TROPÉZIENNE to pay the costs. |

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