CELEX: 62016TA0767
Language: en
Date: 2017-11-16 00:00:00
Title: Case T-767/16: Judgment of the General Court of 16 November 2017 — Nanogate v EUIPO (metals) (European Union trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark metals — 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))

8.1.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 5/39
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 16 November 2017 — Nanogate v EUIPO (metals)
   (Case T-767/16) (1)
   
   ((European Union trade mark - Application for EU figurative mark metals - 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 005/53)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Nanogate AG (Quierschied, Germany) (represented by: A. Theis, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 August 2016 (Case R 2361/2015-5) concerning an application for registration of figurative sign metals as an EU trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Nanogate AG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 475, 19.12.2016.