CELEX: 62019TA0042
Language: en
Date: 2020-01-29 00:00:00
Title: Case T-42/19: Judgment of the General Court of 29 January 2020 — Volkswagen v EUIPO (CROSS) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark CROSS — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Equal treatment — Obligation to state reasons — Article 94(1)of Regulation 2017/1001)

9.3.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 77/46
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 29 January 2020 — Volkswagen v EUIPO (CROSS)
      (Case T-42/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark CROSS - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Equal treatment - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1)of Regulation 2017/1001)
      (2020/C 77/65)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany) (represented by: F. Thiering and L. Steidle, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: G. Schneider, S. Hanne and E. Markakis, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 November 2018 (Case R 2500/2017-1), relating to an application for registration of the word sign CROSS as an EU trade mark,
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  
                     Dismisses the action;
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  
                     Orders Volkswagen AG to pay the costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 82, 4.3.2019.