CELEX: 62017TA0180
Language: en
Date: 2018-09-25 00:00:00
Title: Case T-180/17: Judgment of the General Court of 25 September 2018 — EM Research Organization v EUIPO — Christoph Fischer and Others (EM) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark ‘EM’ — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Evidence produced for the first time before the General Court)

12.11.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 408/50
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 25 September 2018 — EM Research Organization v EUIPO — Christoph Fischer and Others (EM)
      (Case T-180/17) (1)
      
      ((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark ‘EM’ - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Evidence produced for the first time before the General Court))
      (2018/C 408/63)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: EM Research Organization, Inc. (Okinawa, Japan) (represented by: J. Liesegang, M. Jost and N. Lang, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
      
         Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, interveners before the General Court: Christoph Fischer GmbH (Stephanskirchen, Germany), Ole Weinkath (Hünxe-Drevenack, Germany), Multikraft Produktions- und Handels GmbH (Pichl/Wels, Austria), Phytodor AG (Buochs, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Kinkeldey, J. Rosenhäger, K. Lochner and M. Peters, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 January 2017 (Case R 2442/2015-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Christoph Fischer, Ole Weinkath, Multikraft Produktions- und Handel and Phytodor, on one hand, and, on the other, EM Research Organization.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders EM Research Organization, Inc. to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 161, 22.5.2017.