CELEX: 62020TA0026
Language: en
Date: 2020-12-02 00:00:00
Title: Case T-26/20: Judgment of the General Court of 2 December 2020 — Forex Bank v EUIPO — Coino UK (FOREX) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark FOREX — Declaration of partial invalidity — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

25.1.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 28/46
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 2 December 2020 — Forex Bank v EUIPO — Coino UK (FOREX)
      (Case T-26/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark FOREX - Declaration of partial invalidity - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2021/C 28/70)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Forex Bank AB (Stockholm, Sweden) (represented by: A. Jute, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Coino UK Ltd (London, United Kingdom)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 October 2019 (Case R 2460/2018 2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Coino UK and Forex Bank.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Forex Bank AB to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 68, 2.3.2020.