CELEX: 62017TA0697
Language: en
Date: 2018-10-09 00:00:00
Title: Case T-697/17: Judgment of the General Court of 9 October 2018 — De Longhi Benelux v EUIPO (COOKING CHEF GOURMET) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark COOKING CHEF GOURMET — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

26.11.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 427/62
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 9 October 2018 — De Longhi Benelux v EUIPO (COOKING CHEF GOURMET)
      (Case T-697/17) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark COOKING CHEF GOURMET - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2018/C 427/81)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: De Longhi Benelux SA (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by M. Arnott and A. Nicholls, Solicitors, and G. Hollingworth, Barrister)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by S. Bonne, acting as Agent)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 July 2017 (Case R 231/2017-1) concerning the application for registration of the word sign COOKING CHEF GOURMET as an EU trade mark.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders De Longhi Benelux to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 5, 8.1.2018.