CELEX: 62015TA0617
Language: en
Date: 2016-11-29 00:00:00
Title: Case T-617/15: Judgment of the General Court of 29 November 2016 — Chic Investments v EUIPO (eSMOKING WORLD) (EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark eSMOKING WORLD — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons)

23.1.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 22/29
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 29 November 2016 — Chic Investments v EUIPO (eSMOKING WORLD)
   (Case T-617/15) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Application for EU figurative mark eSMOKING WORLD - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons))
   (2017/C 022/38)
   Language of the case: Polish
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Chic Investments sp. z o.o. (Poznań, Poland) (represented by: K. Jarosiński, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 June 2015 (R 3227/2014-5) concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign eSMOKING WORLD as an EU trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Chic Investments sp. z o.o. to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 16, 18.1.2016.