CELEX: 62019TA0503
Language: en
Date: 2020-05-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-503/19: Judgment of the General Court of 13 May 2020 — Global Brand Holdings v EUIPO (XOXO) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark XOXO — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

29.6.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 215/41
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 13 May 2020 — Global Brand Holdings v EUIPO (XOXO)
      (Case T-503/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark XOXO - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2020/C 215/52)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Global Brand Holdings, LLC (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: D. de Marion de Glatigny, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 April 2019 (Case R 1413/2018-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign XOXO as an EU trade mark.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Global Brand Holdings, LLC to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 288, 26.8.2019.