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Document 62018TA0056

Case T-56/18: Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2019 — Team Beverage v EUIPO (WEIN FÜR PROFIS) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU figurative mark WEIN FÜR PROFIS — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Lack of distinctive character — Misleading character — Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (g) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

OJ C 220, 1.7.2019, p. 38–38 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

1.7.2019   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 220/38


Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2019 — Team Beverage v EUIPO (WEIN FÜR PROFIS)

(Case T-56/18) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU figurative mark WEIN FÜR PROFIS - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Misleading character - Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (g) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2019/C 220/48)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Team Beverage AG (Wildeshausen, Germany) (represented by: O. Spieker, A. Schönfleisch and M. Alber, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 November 2017 (Case R 501/2017-1), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign WEIN FÜR PROFIS as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Team Beverage AG to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 104, 19.3.2018.


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