CELEX: 62016TA0280
Language: en
Date: 2017-12-14 00:00:00
Title: Case T-280/16: Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2017 — GeoClimaDesign v EUIPO — GEO (GEO) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark GEO — Absolute grounds for refusal — Distinctive character — Lack of descriptive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001))

5.2.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 42/16
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2017 — GeoClimaDesign v EUIPO — GEO (GEO)
   (Case T-280/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark GEO - Absolute grounds for refusal - Distinctive character - Lack of descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001)))
   (2018/C 042/22)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: GeoClimaDesign AG (Fürstenwalde/Spree, Germany) (represented by: B. Lanz, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Schifko, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: GEO Gesellschaft für Energie und Oekologie GmbH (Langenhorn, Germany)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 March 2016 (Case R 1679/2015-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between GEO and GeoClimaDesign.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders GeoClimaDesign AG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 260, 18.7.2016.