CELEX: 62016TA0215
Language: en
Date: 2017-04-03 00:00:00
Title: Case T-215/16: Judgment of the General Court of 3 April 2017 — Cop v EUIPO — Conexa (AMPHIBIAN) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark AMPHIBIAN — Absolute grounds for refusal — Distinctive character — Lack of descriptive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

15.5.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 151/36
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 3 April 2017 — Cop v EUIPO — Conexa (AMPHIBIAN)
   (Case T-215/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark AMPHIBIAN - Absolute grounds for refusal - Distinctive character - Lack of descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2017/C 151/46)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Cop Vertriebs-GmbH (Aresing, Germany) (represented by: H. Hofmann, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Conexa LLC (Dover, Delaware, United States) (represented by: H. Twelmeier, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 March 2016 (Case R 1984/2015-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between Cop and Conexa.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               orders Cop Vertriebs-GmbH to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 251, 11.7.2016.