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23.10.2017 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 357/9 |
Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2017 — VM Vermogens-Management v EUIPO — DAT Vermögensmanagement (Vermögensmanufaktur)
(Case T-374/15) (1)
((European Union trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark Vermögensmanufaktur - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009))
(2017/C 357/11)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: VM Vermögens-Management GmbH (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: T. Dolde and P. Homann, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: DAT Vermögensmanagement GmbH (Baldham, Germany) (represented by: H.-G. Stache, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 April 2015 (Case R 418/2014–5), relating to invalidity proceedings between DAT Vermögensmanagement and VM Vermögens-Management.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders VM Vermögens-Management GmbH to bear its own costs and those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) as well; |
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Orders DAT Vermögensmanagement GmbH to bear its own costs. |