CELEX: 62017TA0791
Language: en
Date: 2018-11-20 00:00:00
Title: Case T-791/17: Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2018 — St. Andrews Links v EUIPO (ST ANDREWS) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark ST ANDREWS — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Geographical origin — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

21.1.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 25/41
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2018 — St. Andrews Links v EUIPO (ST ANDREWS)
      (Case T-791/17) (1)
      
      ((EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark ST ANDREWS - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Geographical origin - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
      (2019/C 25/52)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: St. Andrews Links Ltd (St Andrews, United Kingdom) (represented by: B. Hattier, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: K. Kompari, Agent)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 October 2017 (Case R 93/2017-4), relating to an application for registration of the word sign ST ANDREWS as an EU trade mark.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders St. Andrews Links Ltd to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 42, 5.2.2018.