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Case T-580/15: Judgment of the General Court of 27 June 2017 — Flamagas v EUIPO — MatMind (CLIPPER) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a lighter with a lateral fin, featuring the word element CLIPPER — Shape necessary to obtain a technical result — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — No description of the mark in the application for registration)
Case T-580/15: Judgment of the General Court of 27 June 2017 — Flamagas v EUIPO — MatMind (CLIPPER) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a lighter with a lateral fin, featuring the word element CLIPPER — Shape necessary to obtain a technical result — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — No description of the mark in the application for registration)
Case T-580/15: Judgment of the General Court of 27 June 2017 — Flamagas v EUIPO — MatMind (CLIPPER) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a lighter with a lateral fin, featuring the word element CLIPPER — Shape necessary to obtain a technical result — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — No description of the mark in the application for registration)
OJ C 256, 7.8.2017, p. 20–20
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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7.8.2017 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 256/20 |
Judgment of the General Court of 27 June 2017 — Flamagas v EUIPO — MatMind (CLIPPER)
(Case T-580/15) (1)
((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Three-dimensional EU trade mark - Shape of a lighter with a lateral fin, featuring the word element CLIPPER - Shape necessary to obtain a technical result - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - No description of the mark in the application for registration))
(2017/C 256/20)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Flamagas, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: I. Valdelomar Serrano, G. Hinarejos Mulliez and D. Gabarre Armengol, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court, being: MatMind Srl (Rome, Italy) (represented by: G. Cipriani and M. Cavattoni, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 July 2015 (Case R 924/2013-1) relating to invalidity proceedings between MatMind and Flamagas.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Flamagas, SA to pay the costs. |