CELEX: 62015TA0776
Language: en
Date: 2016-10-18 00:00:00
Title: Case T-776/15: Judgment of the General Court of 18 October 2016 — Meissen Keramik v EUIPO (MEISSEN KERAMIK) (EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark MEISSEN KERAMIK — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

28.11.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 441/19
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 18 October 2016 — Meissen Keramik v EUIPO (MEISSEN KERAMIK)
      (Case T-776/15) (1)
      
      ((EU trade mark - Application for EU figurative mark MEISSEN KERAMIK - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
      (2016/C 441/23)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Meissen Keramik GmbH (Meissen, Germany) (represented by: M. Vohwinkel and M. Bagh, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: W. Schramek and A. Schifko, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 October 2015 (Case R 531/2015-1), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign MEISSEN KERAMIK as an EU trade mark.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Messen Kermaik GmbH to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 78, 29.2.2016.