Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 7 September 2016 —

Beiersdorf v EUIPO (Q10)

(Case T‑4/15)

‛EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark Q10 — Refusal to register a disclaimer as to the scope of the protection — Article 37(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 207/2009’

| 1. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Marks devoid of any distinctive character — Concept (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(b)) (see para. 15) |

| 2. | EU trade mark — Registration procedure — Examination of the application — Mark containing an element devoid of distinctive character — Power of the Office to demand a statement relating to that element — Scope (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 37(2)) (see paras 16-18) |

| 3. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Marks devoid of any distinctive character — Figurative mark Q10 (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(b)) (see paras 22-26, 36, 37) |

| 4. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Refusal of registration based on one of the absolute grounds for refusal set out in Article 7(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Whether sufficient (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)) (see para. 38) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 October 2014 (Case R 2050/2013-1), relating to an application for registration of the figurative sign Q10 as an EU trademark.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Beiersdorf AG to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). |

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