CELEX: 62018TA0569
Language: en
Date: 2019-06-18 00:00:00
Title: Case T-569/18: Judgment of the General Court of 18 June 2019 — W. Kordes’ Söhne Rosenschulen v EUIPO (Kordes’ Rose Monique) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark Kordes’ Rose Monique — Absolute ground for refusal — Mark consisting of a plant variety denomination — Essential elements — Article 7(1)(m) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(m) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

26.8.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 288/52
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 18 June 2019 — W. Kordes’ Söhne Rosenschulen v EUIPO (Kordes’ Rose Monique)
      (Case T-569/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark Kordes’ Rose Monique - Absolute ground for refusal - Mark consisting of a plant variety denomination - Essential elements - Article 7(1)(m) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(m) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2019/C 288/66)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: W. Kordes’ Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG (Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, Germany (represented by: G. Würtenberger, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Söder, acting as Agent)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 April 2017 (Case R 1929/2017-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign Kordes’ Rose Monique as an EU trade mark.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
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                     Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 25 April 2017 (Case R 1929/2017-1);
                  
               
            
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                     Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by W. Kordes’ Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co. KG in the proceedings before the General Court.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 436, 3.12.2018.