CELEX: 62016TA0755
Language: en
Date: 2017-09-26 00:00:00
Title: Case T-755/16: Judgment of the General Court of 26 September 2017 — La Rocca v EUIPO (Take your time Pay After) (European Union trade mark — Application for figurative EU trade mark Take your time Pay After — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons — First sentence of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)

13.11.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 382/44
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 26 September 2017 — La Rocca v EUIPO (Take your time Pay After)
   (Case T-755/16) (1)
   
   ((European Union trade mark - Application for figurative EU trade mark Take your time Pay After - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons - First sentence of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2017/C 382/54)
   Language of the case: Italian
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Alessandro La Rocca (Anzio, Italy) (represented by: A. Perani and J. Graffer, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 August 2016 (Case R 406/2016-1) concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign Take your time Pay After as EU trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Mr Alessandro La Rocca to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 475, 19.12.2016.