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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.


(1)  OJ C 195, 19.6.2017.


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