Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.10.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 357/9 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2017 — VM Vermogens-Management v EUIPO — DAT Vermögensmanagement (Vermögensmanufaktur)

(Case T-374/15)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017357EN.01000901-E0001)

((European Union trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark Vermögensmanufaktur - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2017/C 357/11)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: VM Vermögens-Management GmbH (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: T. Dolde and P. Homann, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: DAT Vermögensmanagement GmbH (Baldham, Germany) (represented by: H.-G. Stache, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 April 2015 (Case R 418/2014–5), relating to invalidity proceedings between DAT Vermögensmanagement and VM Vermögens-Management.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders VM Vermögens-Management GmbH to bear its own costs and those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) as well; |

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| 3. | Orders DAT Vermögensmanagement GmbH to bear its own costs. |

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