CELEX: 62016TA0789
Language: en
Date: 2017-11-06 00:00:00
Title: Case T-789/16: Judgment of the General Court of 21 September 2017 — InvoiceAuction B2B v EUIPO (INVOICE AUCTION) (EU trade mark — Application for the figurative EU trade mark INVOICE AUCTION — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

6.11.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 374/35
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 21 September 2017 — InvoiceAuction B2B v EUIPO (INVOICE AUCTION)
   (Case T-789/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Application for the figurative EU trade mark INVOICE AUCTION - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2017/C 374/52)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: InvoiceAuction B2B GmbH (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: C. Jonas, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 August 2016 (Case R 2201/2015-1), relating to the application for registration of the figurative sign INVOICE AUCTION as an EU trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders InvoiceAuction B2B GmbH to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 14, 16.1.2017.