CELEX: 62016TA0432
Language: en
Date: 2017-07-19 00:00:00
Title: Case T-432/16: Judgment of the General Court of 19 July 2017 — Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik v EUIPO (медведь) (EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark медведь — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

28.8.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 283/44
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 19 July 2017 — Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik v EUIPO (медведь)
   (Case T-432/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Application for EU figurative mark медведь - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2017/C 283/67)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik GmbH (Bühl, Germany) (represented by: A. Lingenfelser, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: P. Ivanov and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the first Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 May 2016 (Case R 240/2016-1), relating to an application for registration of the figurative sign медведь as an EU trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The General Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik GmbH to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 364, 3.10.2016.