CELEX: 62018TA0423
Language: en
Date: 2019-05-07 00:00:00
Title: Case T-423/18: Judgment of the General Court of 7 May 2019 — Fissler v EUIPO (vita) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark vita — Absolute grounds for refusal — No distinctive character — Descriptiveness — Concept of characteristic — Name of a colour — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

24.6.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 213/34
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 7 May 2019 — Fissler v EUIPO (vita)
      (Case T-423/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark vita - Absolute grounds for refusal - No distinctive character - Descriptiveness - Concept of characteristic - Name of a colour - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2019/C 213/34)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Fissler GmbH (Idar-Oberstein, Germany) (represented by: G. Hasselblatt and K. Middelhoff, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: W. Schramek and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 March 2018 (Case R 1326/2017-5), relating to an application for registration of the word sign vita 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 28 March 2018 (Case R 1326/2017-5);
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  
                     Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 294, 20.8.2018.