Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 22.5.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 161/24 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 6 April 2017 — Metabolic Balance Holding v EUIPO (Metabolic Balance)

(Case T-594/15)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017161EN.01002401-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Application for the EU figurative mark Metabolic Balance - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2017/C 161/33)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Metabolic Balance Holding GmbH (Isen, Germany) (represented by: W. Riegger, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer and J. Németh, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 August 2015 (Case R 2156/2014-1), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign Metabolic Balance 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 Metabolic Balance Holding GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by EUIPO. |

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