CELEX: 62016TA0036
Language: en
Date: 2017-05-03 00:00:00
Title: Case T-36/16: Judgment of the General Court of 3 May 2017 — Enercon v EUIPO — Gamesa Eólica (Blended shades of green) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU trade mark consisting of blended shades of green — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009)

19.6.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 195/23
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 3 May 2017 — Enercon v EUIPO — Gamesa Eólica (Blended shades of green)
   (Case T-36/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU trade mark consisting of blended shades of green - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2017/C 195/31)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Enercon GmbH (Aurich, Germany) (represented by: S. Overhage, R. Böhm and A. Silverleaf, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Gamesa Eólica, SL (Sarriguren, Spain) (represented by: A. Sanz Cerralbo, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 October 2015 (Case R 597/2015-2), concerning invalidity proceedings between Gamesa Eólica and Enercon.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Enercon GmbH to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 111, 29.3.2016.