CELEX: 62018TA0229
Language: en
Date: 2019-06-05 00:00:00
Title: Case T-229/18: Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2019 — Biolatte v EUIPO (Biolatte) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark Biolatte — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

29.7.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 255/41
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2019 — Biolatte v EUIPO (Biolatte)
      (Case T-229/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark Biolatte - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2019/C 255/52)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Biolatte Oy (Turku, Finland) (represented by: J. Ikonen, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 February 2018 (Case R 351/2017-1), relating to an application for registration of the word sign Biolatte as an EU trade mark.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  
                     Dismisses the action;
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  
                     Orders Biolatte Oy to pay the costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 190, 4.6.2018.