CELEX: 62016TA0003
Language: en
Date: 2017-07-05 00:00:00
Title: Case T-3/16: Judgment of the General Court of 5 July 2017 — Allstate Insurance v EUIPO (DRIVEWISE) (EU trade mark — Application for registration of the EU word mark DRIVEWISE — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)

21.8.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 277/37
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 5 July 2017 — Allstate Insurance v EUIPO (DRIVEWISE)
   (Case T-3/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Application for registration of the EU word mark DRIVEWISE - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2017/C 277/54)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Allstate Insurance Company (Northfield, Illinois, United States) (represented by: G. Würtenberger and N. Martzivanou, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral and K. Doherty, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 October 2015 (Case R 956/2015-2), relating to an application for registration of the word sign DRIVEWISE as an EU trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The General Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Allstate Insurance Company to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 78, 29.2.2016.