CELEX: 62020TA0183
Language: en
Date: 2021-06-02 00:00:00
Title: Case T-183/20: Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — Schneider v EUIPO — Raths (Teslaplatte) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark Teslaplatte — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

12.7.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 278/43
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — Schneider v EUIPO — Raths (Teslaplatte)
      (Case T-183/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark Teslaplatte - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2021/C 278/60)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Christian Schneider (Leverkusen, Germany) (represented by: R. Buttron, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Oliver Raths (Männedorf, Switzerland) (represented by: G. Jacobs and M. Maybaum, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 January 2020 (Case R 247/2019-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Mr Raths and Mr Schneider.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Mr Christian Schneider to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 191, 8.6.2020.