CELEX: 62016TA0844
Language: en
Date: 2017-10-26 00:00:00
Title: Case T-844/16: Judgment of the General Court of 26 October 2017 — Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu Glauner v EUIPO (Klosterstoff) (European Union trade mark — Application for EU word mark Klosterstoff — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptiveness — Mark of such a nature as to deceive the public — Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (g) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (g) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Prior practice of EUIPO)

11.12.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 424/34
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 26 October 2017 — Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu Glauner v EUIPO (Klosterstoff)
   (Case T-844/16) (1)
   
   ((European Union trade mark - Application for EU word mark Klosterstoff - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptiveness - Mark of such a nature as to deceive the public - Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (g) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (g) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Prior practice of EUIPO))
   (2017/C 424/49)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu Glauner GmbH & Co. KG (Alpirsbach, Germany) (represented by: W. Göpfert and S. Hofmann, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Schifko, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 October 2016 (Case R 2064/2015-5) concerning an application for registration of the word sign Klosterstoff as an EU trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu Glauner GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 38,6.2.2017.