CELEX: 62018TA0113
Language: en
Date: 2019-07-12 00:00:00
Title: Case T-113/18: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2019 — Miles-Bramwell Executive Services v EUIPO (FREE) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark FREE — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

9.9.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 305/47
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2019 — Miles-Bramwell Executive Services v EUIPO (FREE)
      (Case T-113/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark FREE - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2019/C 305/55)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Miles-Bramwell Executive Services Ltd (Alfreton, United Kingdom) (represented initially by: J. Mellor QC, G. Parsons and A. Zapalowski, Solicitors, and subsequently by J. Mellor, G. Parsons and F. McConnell, Solicitors)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 November 2017 (Case R 2164/2016-1), relating to an application for registration of the word sign FREE as an EU trade mark.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
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                     Dismisses the action;
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  
                     Orders Miles-Bramwell Executive Services Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 152, 30.4.2018.