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Document 62016TJ0432

    Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 19 July 2017.
    Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
    EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark медведь — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.
    Case T-432/16.

    Court reports – general – 'Information on unpublished decisions' section

    Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 19 July 2017 — Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik v EUIPO (медведь)

    (Case T‑432/16)

    (EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark медведь — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    1. 

    EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service — Aim — Need to preserve availability

    (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c))

    (see para. 18)

    2. 

    EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service — Concept

    (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c))

    (see paras 19, 20)

    3. 

    EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service — Assessment of the descriptive nature of a sign — Criteria

    (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c))

    (see paras 21, 36)

    4. 

    EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service — Figurative mark медведь

    (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c))

    (see paras 23, 31, 39, 41, 49, 55)

    5. 

    EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Trade marks likely to deceive the public — Criteria for assessment

    (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(g))

    (see para. 51)

    6. 

    EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Trade marks likely to deceive the public — Figurative mark медведь

    (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(g))

    (see paras 52-54)

    7. 

    EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Refusal of registration based on one of the absolute grounds for refusal set out in Article 7(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Whether sufficient

    (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1))

    (see para. 57)

    Re:

    ACTION brought against the decision of the first Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 May 2016 (Case R 240/2016-1), relating to an application for registration of the figurative sign медведь as an EU trade mark.

    Operative part

    The Court:

    1. 

    Dismisses the action;

    2. 

    Orders Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik GmbH to pay the costs.
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