Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 5.3.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 83/21 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 23 January 2018 — avanti v EUIPO (avanti)

(Case T-250/17)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2018083EN.01002101-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Application for the EU figurative mark avanti - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))

(2018/C 083/32)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: avanti GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: M. Bahmann, lawyer)

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 14 February 2017 (Case R 801/2016-5), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign Avanti 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 avanti GmbH to pay the costs. |

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