CELEX: 62017TA0743
Language: en
Date: 2018-12-12 00:00:00
Title: Case T-743/17: Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2018 — Bischoff v EUIPO — Miroglio Fashion (CARACTÈRE) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark CARACTÈRE — Absolute grounds for refusal — No descriptive character — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

4.3.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 82/53
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2018 — Bischoff v EUIPO — Miroglio Fashion (CARACTÈRE)
      (Case T-743/17) (1)
      
      ((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark CARACTÈRE - Absolute grounds for refusal - No descriptive character - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
      (2019/C 82/62)
      Language of the case: French
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Bischoff GmbH (Muggensturm, Germany) (represented by: D. Régnier, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Pétrequin and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Miroglio Fashion Srl (Alba, Italy) (represented by: O. Vanner, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 July 2017 (Case R 328/2016-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Bischoff and Miroglio Fashion.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Bischoff GmbH to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 13, 15.1.2018.