CELEX: 62017TA0822
Language: en
Date: 2018-10-17 00:00:00
Title: Case T-822/17: Judgment of the General Court of 17 October 2018 — Weber-Stephen Products v EUIPO (iGrill) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark iGrill — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

3.12.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 436/50
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 17 October 2018 — Weber-Stephen Products v EUIPO (iGrill)
      (Case T-822/17) (1)
      
      ((EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark iGrill - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
      (2018/C 436/70)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Weber-Stephen Products LLC (Palatine, Illinois, United States) (represented by: R. Niebel and A. Jauch, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Rajh, Agent)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 September 2017 (Case R 579/2017-2), relating to an application for registration of the word sign iGrill as an EU trade mark.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Weber-Stephen Products LLC to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 63, 19.2.2018.