Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 3.2.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 36/29 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2019 — Refan Bulgaria v EUIPO (Shape of a flower)

(Case T-747/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020036EN.01002902-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark - Shape of a flower - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Rights of the defence - Obligation to state reasons)

(2020/C 36/36)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Refan Bulgaria OOD (Trud, Bulgaria) (represented by: A. Ivanova, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 September 2018 (Case R 2518/2017-1), regarding an application for registration of a three-dimensional sign consisting of the shape of a flower 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 Refan Bulgaria OOD to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). |

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