CELEX: 62016TA0326
Language: en
Date: 2017-06-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-326/16: Judgment of the General Court of 8 June 2017 — Bundesverband Deutsche Tafel v EUIPO — Tiertafel Deutschland (Tafel) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark Tafel — Enforcement by EUIPO of a judgment setting aside a decision of one of its Boards of Appeal — Absolute ground for refusal — Article 52(1)(a) and Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Descriptive character — Article 65(6) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Decision taken following the annulment by the General Court of an earlier decision)

31.7.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 249/27
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 8 June 2017 — Bundesverband Deutsche Tafel v EUIPO — Tiertafel Deutschland (Tafel)
   (Case T-326/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark Tafel - Enforcement by EUIPO of a judgment setting aside a decision of one of its Boards of Appeal - Absolute ground for refusal - Article 52(1)(a) and Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Descriptive character - Article 65(6) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Decision taken following the annulment by the General Court of an earlier decision))
   (2017/C 249/41)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Bundesverband Deutsche Tafel eV (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: T. Koerl, E. Celenk and S. Vollmer, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Tiertafel Deutschland eV (Rathenow, Germany) (represented by: M. Nitschke, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 April 2016 (Case R 248/2016-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Tiertafel Deutschland and Bundesverband Deutsche Tafel.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Bundesverband Deutsche Tafel eV to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 287, 8.8.2016.