CELEX: 62018TA0463
Language: en
Date: 2019-03-12 00:00:00
Title: Case T-463/18: Judgment of the General Court of 12 March 2019 — Novartis v EUIPO (SMARTSURFACE) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark SMARTSURFACE — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

29.4.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 148/52
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 12 March 2019 — Novartis v EUIPO (SMARTSURFACE)
      (Case T-463/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark SMARTSURFACE - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2019/C 148/50)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Novartis AG (Basle, Switzerland) (represented by: L. Junquera Lara, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Bonne and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 May 2018 (Case R 1765/2017-2), relating to an application for registration of the word sign SMARTSURFACE as an EU trade mark.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  
                     Dismisses the action;
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  
                     Orders Novartis AG to pay the costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 352, 1.10.2018.