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Document 62018TA0404
Case T-404/18: Judgment of the General Court of 24 September 2019 — Zhadanov v EUIPO (PDF Expert) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark PDF Expert — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Case T-404/18: Judgment of the General Court of 24 September 2019 — Zhadanov v EUIPO (PDF Expert) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark PDF Expert — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Case T-404/18: Judgment of the General Court of 24 September 2019 — Zhadanov v EUIPO (PDF Expert) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark PDF Expert — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
OJ C 423, 16.12.2019, pp. 38–39
(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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16.12.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 423/38 |
Judgment of the General Court of 24 September 2019 — Zhadanov v EUIPO (PDF Expert)
(Case T-404/18) (1)
(EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark PDF Expert - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2019/C 423/47)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Igor Zhadanov (Odessa, Ukraine) (represented by: P. Olson, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Bonne and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 April 2018 (Case R 1813/2017-2), relating to an application for registration of the sign PDF Expert as an EU trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Igor Zhadanov to pay the costs. |