CELEX: 62016TA0305
Language: en
Date: 2017-09-15 00:00:00
Title: Case T-305/16: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — Lidl Stiftung v EUIPO — Primark Holdings (LOVE TO LOUNGE) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark LOVE TO LOUNGE — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Examination of the facts by EUIPO of its own motion — Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009)

30.10.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 369/13
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2017 — Lidl Stiftung v EUIPO — Primark Holdings (LOVE TO LOUNGE)
   (Case T-305/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark LOVE TO LOUNGE - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 - Examination of the facts by EUIPO of its own motion - Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2017/C 369/17)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: M. Kefferpütz and A. Berger, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Bonne, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Primark Holdings (Dublin, Ireland) (represented by: B. Brandreth, Barrister, and G. Hussey, Solicitor)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 March 2016 (Case R 489/2015-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Lidl Stiftung and Primark Holdings.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 287, 8.8.2016.