CELEX: 62016TA0219
Language: en
Date: 2017-04-06 00:00:00
Title: Case T-219/16: Judgment of the General Court of 6 April 2017 — Aldi v EUIPO (ViSAGE) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU figurative mark ViSAGE — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptiveness — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

22.5.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 161/27
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 6 April 2017 — Aldi v EUIPO (ViSAGE)
   (Case T-219/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Application for the EU figurative mark ViSAGE - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptiveness - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2017/C 161/38)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Aldi GmbH & Co. KG (Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany) (represented by: N. Lützenrath, U. Rademacher, C. Fürsen and N. Bertram, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Schifko, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 February 2016 (Case R 507/2015-5) concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign ViSAGE as an EU trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Aldi GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 232, 27.6.2016.