Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 11.12.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 424/34 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 26 October 2017 — Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu Glauner v EUIPO (Klosterstoff)

(Case T-844/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017424EN.01003401-E0001)

((European Union trade mark - Application for EU word mark Klosterstoff - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptiveness - Mark of such a nature as to deceive the public - Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (g) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (g) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Prior practice of EUIPO))

(2017/C 424/49)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu Glauner GmbH & Co. KG (Alpirsbach, Germany) (represented by: W. Göpfert and S. Hofmann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Schifko, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 October 2016 (Case R 2064/2015-5) concerning an application for registration of the word sign Klosterstoff 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 Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu Glauner GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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