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Document 62015TA0623

Case T-623/15: Judgment of the General Court of 11 July 2017 — Lidl Siftung v EUIPO (JEDE FLASCHE ZÄHLT!) (EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark JEDE FLASCHE ZÄHLT! — Mark consisting of an advertising slogan — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

OJ C 277, 21.8.2017, p. 36–37 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

21.8.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 277/36


Judgment of the General Court of 11 July 2017 — Lidl Siftung v EUIPO (JEDE FLASCHE ZÄHLT!)

(Case T-623/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for EU figurative mark JEDE FLASCHE ZÄHLT! - Mark consisting of an advertising slogan - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2017/C 277/53)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Lidl Siftung & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: M. Wolter, A. Marx and A. Berger, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl and A. Schifko, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 September 2015 (Case R 479/2015-4), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign JEDE FLASCHE ZÄHLT! as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 16, 18.1.2016.


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