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Document 62017TA0251
Cases T-251/17 and T-252/17: Judgment of the General Court of 28 March 2019 — Robert Bosch v EUIPO (Simply. Connected.) (EU trade mark — Applications for the EU figurative marks Simply. Connected. — Relative ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Scope of the examination which has to be carried out by the Board of Appeal — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Article 64 of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 71 of Regulation 2017/1001))
Cases T-251/17 and T-252/17: Judgment of the General Court of 28 March 2019 — Robert Bosch v EUIPO (Simply. Connected.) (EU trade mark — Applications for the EU figurative marks Simply. Connected. — Relative ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Scope of the examination which has to be carried out by the Board of Appeal — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Article 64 of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 71 of Regulation 2017/1001))
Cases T-251/17 and T-252/17: Judgment of the General Court of 28 March 2019 — Robert Bosch v EUIPO (Simply. Connected.) (EU trade mark — Applications for the EU figurative marks Simply. Connected. — Relative ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Scope of the examination which has to be carried out by the Board of Appeal — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Article 64 of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 71 of Regulation 2017/1001))
IO C 172, 20.5.2019, p. 28–28
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
20.5.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 172/28 |
Judgment of the General Court of 28 March 2019 — Robert Bosch v EUIPO (Simply. Connected.)
(Cases T-251/17 and T-252/17) (1)
(EU trade mark - Applications for the EU figurative marks Simply. Connected. - Relative ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Scope of the examination which has to be carried out by the Board of Appeal - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Article 64 of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 71 of Regulation 2017/1001))
(2019/C 172/39)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany) (represented by: S. Völker and M. Pemsel, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: V. Mensing and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)
Re:
Actions brought against the decisions of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 March 2017 (Case R 948/2016-5) and 10 March 2017 (Case R 947/2016-5), regarding applications for registration of the figurative signs Simply. Connected. as EU trade marks
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Joins Cases T-251/17 and T-252/17 for the purposes of the judgment; |
2. |
Dismisses the actions; |
3. |
Orders Robert Bosch GmbH to pay the costs. |