CELEX: 62017TA0184
Language: en
Date: 2018-09-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-184/17: Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2018 — Leifheit v EUIPO (Position of four green squares on a scale) (EU trade mark — Application for EU trade mark consisting of four green squares on a scale — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

29.10.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 392/27
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2018 — Leifheit v EUIPO (Position of four green squares on a scale)
      (Case T-184/17) (1)
      
      ((EU trade mark - Application for EU trade mark consisting of four green squares on a scale - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
      (2018/C 392/33)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Leifheit AG (Nassau, Germany) (represented by: G. Hasselblatt, V. Töbelmann and P. Schneider, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented initially by: V. Mensing and A. Schifko, and subsequently by: V. Mensing and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 January 2017 (Case R 1115/2016-1) concerning an application for registration of a sign consisting of four green squares on a scale as an EU trade mark.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Leifheit AG to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 161, 22.5.2017.