Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 11.7.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 251/30 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 26 May 2016 — Bimbo v EUIPO (THE SNACK COMPANY)

(Case T-331/15)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016251EN.01003001-E0001)

((European Union trade mark - Application for European Union figurative mark THE SNACK COMPANY - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Articles 7(1)(b) and (c) and Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Equal treatment - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2016/C 251/34)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Bimbo, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: J. Carbonell Callicó, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. García Murillo and A. Schifko, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 March 2015 (Case R 954/2014 2) concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign THE SNACK COMPANY 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 Bimbo, SA to pay the costs. |

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