CELEX: 62019TA0625
Language: en
Date: 2020-09-09 00:00:00
Title: Case T-625/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 September 2020 — Daw v EUIPO (SOS Innenfarbe) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark SOS Innenfarbe — Absolute grounds for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation 2017/1001)

9.11.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 378/31
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 9 September 2020 — Daw v EUIPO (SOS Innenfarbe)
      (Case T-625/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark SOS Innenfarbe - Absolute grounds for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation 2017/1001)
      (2020/C 378/38)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Daw SE (Ober-Ramstadt, Germany) (represented by: A. Haberl, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 July 2019 (Case R 277/2019-4), concerning an application for registration of the word sign SOS Innenfarbe as an EU trade mark.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      
                  1.
               
               
                  The action is dismissed.
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Daw SE is ordered to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 372, 4.11.2019.