CELEX: 62019TA0010
Language: en
Date: 2019-10-17 00:00:00
Title: Case T-10/19: Judgment of the General Court of 17 October 2019 — United States Seafoods v EUIPO — (UNITED STATES SEAFOODS) (EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark UNITED STATES SEAFOODS — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

23.12.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 432/52
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 17 October 2019 — United States Seafoods v EUIPO — (UNITED STATES SEAFOODS)
      (Case T-10/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark UNITED STATES SEAFOODS - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2019/C 432/61)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: United States Seafoods LLC (Seattle, Washington, United States) (represented by: C. Spintig, S. Pietzcker and M. Prasse, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and H. O’Neill, Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 October 2018 (Case R 817/2018-5), relating to the international registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark UNITED STATES SEAFOODS.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  
                     Dismisses the action;
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  
                     Orders United States Seafoods LLC to bear its own costs and pay those incurred by EUIPO.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 93, 11.3.2019.