CELEX: 62019TA0240
Language: en
Date: 2019-11-07 00:00:00
Title: Case T-240/19: Judgment of the General Court of 7 November 2019 — A9.com v EUIPO (Representation of a bell) (EU trade mark — Application for an EU figurative mark representing a bell — Absolute ground for refusal — Obligation to state reasons — Article 94 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001)

23.12.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 432/54
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 7 November 2019 — A9.com v EUIPO (Representation of a bell)
      (Case T-240/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Application for an EU figurative mark representing a bell - Absolute ground for refusal - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001)
      (2019/C 432/63)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: A9.com, Inc. (Palo Alto, California, United States) (represented by: A. Klett, C. Mikyska and R. Walther, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 February 2019 (Case R 1309/2018-2), concerning an application for registration of a figurative sign representing a bell as an EU trade mark.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  
                     Dismisses the action;
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  
                     Orders A9.com, Inc. to pay the costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 213, 24.6.2019.