Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 18.3.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 103/40 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 30 January 2019 — Arezzo Indústria e Comércio v EUIPO (SCHUTZ)

(Case T-256/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019103EN.01004001-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark SCHUTZ - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))

(2019/C 103/53)

Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties

Applicant: Arezzo Indústria e Comércio, SA (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) (represented by: A. Sebastião and J.M. Pimenta, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carillo, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 February 2018 (Case R 661/2017-4) relating to registration of the word sign SCHUTZ as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Arezzo Indústria e Comércio, SA to pay the costs. |

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