CELEX: 62015TA0335
Language: en
Date: 2016-09-29 00:00:00
Title: Case T-335/15: Judgment of the General Court of 29 September 2016 — Universal Protein Supplements v EUIPO (Representation of a body builder) (EU trade mark — Application for registration of an EU figurative mark representing a body-builder — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

14.11.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 419/39
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 29 September 2016 — Universal Protein Supplements v EUIPO (Representation of a body builder)
   (Case T-335/15) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Application for registration of an EU figurative mark representing a body-builder - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2016/C 419/49)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Universal Protein Supplements Corp. (New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States) (represented by: S. Malynicz QC)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: initially by H. O’Neill, and subsequently by A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 March 2015 (Case R 2958/2014-5) concerning an application for registration of a figurative sign representing a body-builder as an EU trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Universal Protein Supplements Corp. to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 279, 24.8.2015.