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Document 62016TJ0866
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 25 January 2018.
SilverTours GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark billiger-mietwagen.de — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001).
Case T-866/16.
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 25 January 2018.
SilverTours GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark billiger-mietwagen.de — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001).
Case T-866/16.
Court reports – general – 'Information on unpublished decisions' section
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 25 January 2018 — SilverTours v EUIPO (billiger-mietwagen.de)
(Case T‑866/16)
(EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark billiger-mietwagen.de — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
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EU trade mark—Procedural provisions—Examination of the facts of the Office’s own motion—Duty of diligence (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 76(1)) (see paras 14, 15) |
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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. 32) |
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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—Criteria (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see paras 33-36) |
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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—Word mark billiger-mietwagen.de (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see paras 37-39, 49, 50) |
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Judicial proceedings—Application initiating proceedings—Formal requirements—Brief summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based—Similar requirements for submissions made in support of a plea (Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para. and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 177(1)(d)) (see para. 47) |
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 November 2016 (Case R 206/2016-5), concerning an application for registration of the word sign billiger-mietwagen.de as an EU trade mark.
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders SilverTours GmbH to pay the costs. |