CELEX: 62016TA0031
Language: en
Date: 2017-11-28 00:00:00
Title: Case T-31/16: Judgment of the General Court of 28 November 2017 — adp Gauselmann v EUIPO (Juwel) (European Union trade mark — Application for EU word mark Juwel — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

22.1.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 22/33
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 28 November 2017 — adp Gauselmann v EUIPO (Juwel)
   (Case T-31/16) (1)
   
   ((European Union trade mark - Application for EU word mark Juwel - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
   (2018/C 022/45)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: adp Gauselmann GmbH (Espelkamp, Germany) (represented by: P. Koch Moreno, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Schifko and A. Söder, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 November 2015 (Case R 2571/2014-1) concerning an application for registration of word mark Juwel as an EU trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders adp Gauselmann GmbH to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 106, 21.3.2016.