Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 20.11.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 392/21 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 4 October 2017 — 1. FC Köln v EUIPO (SPÜRBAR ANDERS.)

(Case T-126/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017392EN.01002101-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark SPÜRBAR ANDERS. - Absolute grounds for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))

(2017/C 392/25)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: 1. FC Köln GmbH & Co. KGaA (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: G. Hasselblatt, V. Töbelmann and S. Stier, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: W. Schramek and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 January 2016 (Case R 718/2015-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign SPÜRBAR ANDERS. as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | The action is dismissed; |

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| 2. | 1. FC Köln GmbH & Co. KGaA is ordered to pay the costs. |

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