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Case T-439/18: Judgment of the General Court of 23 May 2019 — Sintokogio v EUIPO (ProAssist) (EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark ProAssist — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001 — Equal treatment)

OJ C 238, 15.7.2019, p. 18–19 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

15.7.2019   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 238/18


Judgment of the General Court of 23 May 2019 — Sintokogio v EUIPO (ProAssist)

(Case T-439/18) (1)

(EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark ProAssist - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001 - Equal treatment)

(2019/C 238/23)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Sintokogio Ltd (Nagoya, Japan) (represented initially by: V. Dalichau, S. Kirschstein-Freund and B. Breitinger, lawyers, and subsequently by S. Kirschstein-Freund and B. Breitinger, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Palmero Cabezas and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 May 2018 (Case R 2341/2017-2), relating to the international registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark ProAssist.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Sintokogio Ltd to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 328, 17.9.2018.


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