CELEX: 62017TA0759
Language: en
Date: 2018-11-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-759/17: Judgment of the General Court of 8 November 2018 — Perfect Bar v EUIPO (PERFECT Bar) (EU trade mark – Application for EU word mark PERFECT BAR – Absolute grounds for refusal – Descriptive character – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

7.1.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 4/29
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 8 November 2018 — Perfect Bar v EUIPO (PERFECT Bar)
      (Case T-759/17) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark PERFECT BAR - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2019/C 4/40)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Perfect Bar LLC (San Diego, California, United States) (represented by: F. Miazzetto, J.L. Gracia Albero and E. Cebollero González, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 September 2017 (Case R 2440/2016-4), relating to an application for registration of the figurative sign PERFECT Bar as an EU trade mark.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 5 September 2017 (Case R 2440/2016-4) in respect of ‘Protein supplements’ and ‘Dietary and nutritional supplements’;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders each party to bear its own costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 22, 22.1.2018.