CELEX: 62018TA0439
Language: en
Date: 2019-05-23 00:00:00
Title: Case T-439/18: Judgment of the General Court of 23 May 2019 — Sintokogio v EUIPO (ProAssist) (EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark ProAssist — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001 — Equal treatment)

15.7.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 238/18
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 23 May 2019 — Sintokogio v EUIPO (ProAssist)
      (Case T-439/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark ProAssist - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001 - Equal treatment)
      (2019/C 238/23)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Sintokogio Ltd (Nagoya, Japan) (represented initially by: V. Dalichau, S. Kirschstein-Freund and B. Breitinger, lawyers, and subsequently by S. Kirschstein-Freund and B. Breitinger, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Palmero Cabezas and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 May 2018 (Case R 2341/2017-2), relating to the international registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark ProAssist.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  
                     Dismisses the action;
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  
                     Orders Sintokogio Ltd to pay the costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 328, 17.9.2018.