CELEX: 62015TA0331
Language: en
Date: 2016-05-26 00:00:00
Title: Case T-331/15: Judgment of the General Court of 26 May 2016 — Bimbo v EUIPO (THE SNACK COMPANY) (European Union trade mark — Application for European Union figurative mark THE SNACK COMPANY — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Lack of distinctive character — Articles 7(1)(b) and (c) and Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Equal treatment — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)

11.7.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 251/30
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 26 May 2016 — Bimbo v EUIPO (THE SNACK COMPANY)
   (Case T-331/15) (1)
   
   ((European Union trade mark - Application for European Union figurative mark THE SNACK COMPANY - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Articles 7(1)(b) and (c) and Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Equal treatment - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2016/C 251/34)
   Language of the case: Spanish
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Bimbo, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: J. Carbonell Callicó, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. García Murillo and A. Schifko, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 March 2015 (Case R 954/2014 2) concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign THE SNACK COMPANY as an EU trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Bimbo, SA to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 262, 10.8.2015.