CELEX: 62016TA0665
Language: en
Date: 2018-03-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-665/16: Judgment of the General Court of 8 March 2018 — Cinkciarz.pl v EUIPO (€$) (EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark €$ — Absolute grounds for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Obligation to state reasons — Article 65 of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 72 of Regulation 2017/1001))

23.4.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 142/46
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 8 March 2018 — Cinkciarz.pl v EUIPO (€$)
   (Case T-665/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Application for EU figurative mark €$ - Absolute grounds for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Obligation to state reasons - Article 65 of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 72 of Regulation 2017/1001)))
   (2018/C 142/60)
   Language of the case: Polish
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Cinkciarz.pl sp. z o.o. (Zielona Góra, Poland) (represented by: E Skrzydło-Tefelska and K. Gajek, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 July 2016 (Case R 2086/2015-5), concerning an application for registration of the sign €$ as an EU trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 14 July 2016 (Case R 2086/2015-5);
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 402, 31.10.2016.