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Document 62017TA0489
Case T-489/17: Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2019 — Windspiel Manufaktur v EUIPO (Representation of the position of a bottle closure) (EU trade mark — Application for an EU trade mark representing a bottle closure — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-489/17: Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2019 — Windspiel Manufaktur v EUIPO (Representation of the position of a bottle closure) (EU trade mark — Application for an EU trade mark representing a bottle closure — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-489/17: Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2019 — Windspiel Manufaktur v EUIPO (Representation of the position of a bottle closure) (EU trade mark — Application for an EU trade mark representing a bottle closure — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
OJ C 93, 11.3.2019, p. 52–53
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
- Date of document:
- 16/01/2019
- Date lodged:
- 02/08/2017
- Author:
- General Court
- Form:
- Judicial information
- Authentic language:
- German
- Type of procedure:
- Action for annulment - unfounded
- Defendant:
- European Union Intellectual Property Office
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11.3.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 93/52 |
Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2019 — Windspiel Manufaktur v EUIPO (Representation of the position of a bottle closure)
(Case T-489/17) (1)
((EU trade mark - Application for an EU trade mark representing a bottle closure - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
(2019/C 93/65)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Windspiel Manufaktur GmbH (Daun, Germany) (represented by: O. Löffel, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: V. Mensing, M. Fischer and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 June 2017 (Case R 1374/2016-4) concerning an application for registration of a sign representing a bottle closure as an EU trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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1. |
Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders Windspiel Manufaktur GmbH to pay the costs. |
