CELEX: 62016TA0421
Language: en
Date: 2017-09-15 00:00:00
Title: Case T-421/16: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — sheepworld v EUIPO (Beste Oma) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark Beste Oma — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

30.10.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 369/14
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — sheepworld v EUIPO (Beste Oma)
   (Case T-421/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark Beste Oma - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2017/C 369/19)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: sheepworld AG (Ursensollen, Germany) (represented by: S. von Rüden, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 May 2016 (Case R 91/2016-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign Beste Oma as an EU trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders sheepworld AG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 343, 19.9.2016.