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Case T-31/16: Judgment of the General Court of 28 November 2017 — adp Gauselmann v EUIPO (Juwel) (European Union trade mark — Application for EU word mark Juwel — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

OJ C 22, 22.1.2018, p. 33–34 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

22.1.2018   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 22/33


Judgment of the General Court of 28 November 2017 — adp Gauselmann v EUIPO (Juwel)

(Case T-31/16) (1)

((European Union trade mark - Application for EU word mark Juwel - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))

(2018/C 022/45)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: adp Gauselmann GmbH (Espelkamp, Germany) (represented by: P. Koch Moreno, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 November 2015 (Case R 2571/2014-1) concerning an application for registration of word mark Juwel as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders adp Gauselmann GmbH to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 106, 21.3.2016.


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