CELEX: 62015TA0330
Language: en
Date: 2016-12-15 00:00:00
Title: Case T-330/15: Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 — Keil v EUIPO — NaturaFit Diätetische Lebensmittelproduktion (BasenCitrate) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark BasenCitrate — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

6.2.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 38/30
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 — Keil v EUIPO — NaturaFit Diätetische Lebensmittelproduktion (BasenCitrate)
   (Case T-330/15) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark BasenCitrate - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2017/C 038/40)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Rudolf Keil (Grevenbroich, Germany) (represented by: J. Sachs, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, D. Walicka and A. Schifko, acting as Agents)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: NaturaFit Diätetische Lebensmittelproduktions GmbH (Röttenbach, Germany) (represented by N. Reber, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 April 2015 (Case R 1541/2014-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between NaturaFit Diätetische Lebensmittelproduktions GmbH and Mr Keil.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Mr Rudolf Keil to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 279, 24.8.2015.