CELEX: 62016TA0798
Language: en
Date: 2017-11-30 00:00:00
Title: Case T-798/16: Judgment of the General Court of 30 November 2017 — Hanso Holding v EUIPO (REAL) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU figurative mark REAL — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — No distinctive character — No distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 [now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001])

22.1.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 22/38
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 30 November 2017 — Hanso Holding v EUIPO (REAL)
   (Case T-798/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Application for the EU figurative mark REAL - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - No distinctive character - No distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 [now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001]))
   (2018/C 022/52)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Hanso Holding AS (Tromsø, Norway) (represented by: M. Wirtz, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 September 2016 (Case R 2405/2015-2), relating to the application for registration of the figurative sign REAL as a European Union trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Hanso Holding AS to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 6, 9.1.2017.