CELEX: 62019TA0856
Language: en
Date: 2021-06-02 00:00:00
Title: Case T-856/19: Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — Franz Schröder v EUIPO — RDS Design (MONTANA) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark MONTANA — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Right to be heard — Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Examination of the facts by EUIPO of its own motion — Admission of evidence submitted for the first time before the Board of Appeal — Article 95(1) and (2) of Regulation 2017/1001)

12.7.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 278/41
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — Franz Schröder v EUIPO — RDS Design (MONTANA)
      (Case T-856/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark MONTANA - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Right to be heard - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Examination of the facts by EUIPO of its own motion - Admission of evidence submitted for the first time before the Board of Appeal - Article 95(1) and (2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
      (2021/C 278/57)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Franz Schröder GmbH & Co. KG (Delbrück, Germany) (represented by: L. Pechan and N. Fangmann, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: RDS Design ApS (Allerød, Denmark) (represented by: J. Viinberg, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 October 2019 (Case R 2394/2018-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Franz Schröder and RDS Design.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Franz Schröder GmbH & Co. KG to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO);
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders RDS Design ApS to bear its own costs;
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 54, 17.2.2020.