Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 15 September 2017.#Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark LOVE TO LOUNGE — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Examination of the facts by EUIPO of its own motion — Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009.#Case T-305/16.

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 15 September 2017.
Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark LOVE TO LOUNGE — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Examination of the facts by EUIPO of its own motion — Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case T-305/16.

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 15 September 2017.
Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark LOVE TO LOUNGE — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Examination of the facts by EUIPO of its own motion — Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case T-305/16.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2017:607