CELEX: 62015TA0721
Language: en
Date: 2017-04-27 00:00:00
Title: Case T-721/15: Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2017 — BASF v EUIPO — Evonik Industries (DINCH) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark DINCH — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptiveness — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009)

19.6.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 195/21
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2017 — BASF v EUIPO — Evonik Industries (DINCH)
   (Case T-721/15) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark DINCH - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptiveness - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2017/C 195/29)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) (represented by: A. Schulz and C. Onken, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Pethke and M. Fischer, acting as Agents)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) (represented by A. Schabenberger, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 September 2015 (Case R 2080/2014-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Evonik Industries and BASF.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               orders BASF SE to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 68, 22.2.2016.