CELEX: 62015TA0167
Language: en
Date: 2016-07-05 00:00:00
Title: Case T-167/15: Judgment of the General Court of 5 July 2016 — Bundesverband Souvenir — Geschenke — Ehrenpreise v EUIPO — Freistaat Bayern (NEUSCHWANSTEIN) (EU trade mark — Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity — EU word mark NEUSCHWANSTEIN — Absolute grounds for refusal — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — No distinctive character — Distinctive character — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 — No bad faith)

22.8.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 305/31
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 5 July 2016 — Bundesverband Souvenir — Geschenke — Ehrenpreise v EUIPO — Freistaat Bayern (NEUSCHWANSTEIN)
   (Case T-167/15) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity - EU word mark NEUSCHWANSTEIN - Absolute grounds for refusal - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - No distinctive character - Distinctive character - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 - No bad faith))
   (2016/C 305/43)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Bundesverband Souvenir — Geschenke — Ehrenpreise eV (Veitsbronn, Germany) (represented by: B. Bittner, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Schifko, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Freistaat Bayern (Germany) (represented by: M. Müller, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 January 2015 (Case R 28/2014-5), relating to proceedings for a declaration of invalidity between Bundesverband Souvenir — Geschenke — Ehrenpreise and Freistaat Bayern.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Bundesverband Souvenir — Geschenke — Ehrenpreise eV to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 178, 1.6.2015.