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Case T-8/19: Judgment of the General Court of 13 February 2020 — Repsol v EUIPO (INVENTEMOS EL FUTURO) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark INVENTEMOS EL FUTURO — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — No distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(1)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

OJ C 103, 30.3.2020, p. 29–29 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

30.3.2020   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 103/29


Judgment of the General Court of 13 February 2020 — Repsol v EUIPO (INVENTEMOS EL FUTURO)

(Case T-8/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark INVENTEMOS EL FUTURO - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - No distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(1)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2020/C 103/40)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Repsol, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J.-B. Devaureix and J.C. Erdozain López, 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 23 October 2018 (Case R 1173/2018-2), relating to an application for registration of the word sign INVENTEMOS EL FUTURO as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Repsol, SA to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 72, 25.2.2019.


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