CELEX: 62018TA0193
Language: en
Date: 2021-03-24 00:00:00
Title: Case T-193/18: Judgment of the General Court of 24 March 2021 — Andreas Stihl v EUIPO — Giro Travel Company (Combination of the colours grey and orange) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU mark consisting of a combination of the colours grey and orange — Absolute ground for refusal — Article 4 and Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Sufficiently clear and precise graphic representation — Requirement for a systematic arrangement associating the colours in a predetermined and uniform way)

7.6.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 217/37
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 24 March 2021 — Andreas Stihl v EUIPO — Giro Travel Company (Combination of the colours grey and orange)
      (Case T-193/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU mark consisting of a combination of the colours grey and orange - Absolute ground for refusal - Article 4 and Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Sufficiently clear and precise graphic representation - Requirement for a systematic arrangement associating the colours in a predetermined and uniform way)
      (2021/C 217/47)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG (Waiblingen, Germany) (represented by: S. Völker, M. Pemsel and C. Eulenpesch, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Giro Travel Company SRL (Roman, Romania) (represented by: C. Frisch, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 January 2018 (Case R 200/2017-2) relating to invalidity proceedings between Giro Travel Company and Andreas Stihl.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 23 January 2018 (Case R 200/2017-2);
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders Giro Travel Company SRL to bear its own costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 166, 14.5.2018.