Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.3.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 95/24 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 11 February 2020 — Stada Arzneimittel AG v EUIPO (ViruProtect)

(Case T-487/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020095EN.01002401-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark ViruProtect - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Duty to state reasons)

(2020/C 95/29)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Stada Arzneimittel AG (Bad Vilbel, Germany) (represented by: J.-C. Plate and R. Kaase, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 June 2018 (Case R 1886/2017-5), relating to an application for registration of the word sign ViruProtect 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 Stada Arzneimittel AG to pay the costs. |

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