CELEX: 62018TA0340
Language: en
Date: 2019-06-28 00:00:00
Title: Case T-340/18: Judgment of the General Court of 28 June 2019 — Gibson Brands v EUIPO — Wilfer (Shape of a guitar body) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU three-dimensional mark — Shape of a guitar body — Absolute ground for refusal — Distinctive character — Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Distinctive character acquired through use — Article 52(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 59(2) of Regulation 2017/1001))

26.8.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 288/49
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 28 June 2019 — Gibson Brands v EUIPO — Wilfer (Shape of a guitar body)
      (Case T-340/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU three-dimensional mark - Shape of a guitar body - Absolute ground for refusal - Distinctive character - Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Distinctive character acquired through use - Article 52(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 59(2) of Regulation 2017/1001))
      (2019/C 288/62)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Gibson Brands, Inc. (Nashville, Tennessee, United States) (represented by: initially K. Hughes, Solicitor, and A. Renck and C. Stöber, lawyers, and subsequently A. Renck and C. Stöber)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: P. Sipos and H. O’Neill, Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Hans-Peter Wilfer (Markeneukirchen, Germany) (represented by O. Nilgen and A. Kockläuner, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 March 2018 (Case R 415/2017-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Mr Wilfer and Gibson Brands.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  
                     Dismisses the action;
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  
                     Orders Gibson Brands, Inc. to pay the costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 249, 16.7.2018.