CELEX: 62016CA0488
Language: en
Date: 2018-09-06 00:00:00
Title: Case C-488/16 P: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 6 September 2018 — Bundesverband Souvenir — Geschenke — Ehrenpreise eV v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Freistaat Bayern (Appeal — EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Word mark NEUSCHWANSTEIN — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Indication of geographical origin — Distinctive character — Article 52(1)(b) — Bad faith)

5.11.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 399/4
            
         
      Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 6 September 2018 — Bundesverband Souvenir — Geschenke — Ehrenpreise eV v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Freistaat Bayern
      (Case C-488/16 P) (1)
      
      ((Appeal - EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Word mark NEUSCHWANSTEIN - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Indication of geographical origin - Distinctive character - Article 52(1)(b) - Bad faith))
      (2018/C 399/04)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Appellant: Bundesverband Souvenir — Geschenke — Ehrenpreise eV (represented by: B. Bittner, Rechtsanwalt)
      
         Other parties to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: D. Botis, A. Schifko and D. Walicka, acting as Agents), Freistaat Bayern (represented by: M. Müller, Rechtsanwalt)
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the appeal;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Bundesverband Souvenir — Geschenke — Ehrenpreise eV to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 6, 9.1.2017.