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Document 62016TO0225
Order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 28 November 2016.
Matratzen Concord GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark Ganz schön ausgeschlafen — Mark consisting of an advertising slogan — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Action manifestly unfounded in law.
Case T-225/16.
Order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 28 November 2016.
Matratzen Concord GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark Ganz schön ausgeschlafen — Mark consisting of an advertising slogan — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Action manifestly unfounded in law.
Case T-225/16.
Court reports – general – 'Information on unpublished decisions' section
Order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 28 November 2016 – Matratzen Concord v EUIPO (Ganz schön ausgeschlafen)
(Case T‑225/16)
(EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark Ganz schön ausgeschlafen — Mark consisting of an advertising slogan — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Action manifestly unfounded in law)
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EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Absolute grounds for refusal—Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service—Aim—Need to preserve availability (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see para. 16) |
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EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Absolute grounds for refusal—Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service—Concept (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see paras 17-19, 31) |
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EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Absolute grounds for refusal—Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service—Concept—Mark composed of a word or neologism resulting from a combination of elements (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see para. 21) |
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EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Absolute grounds for refusal—Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service—Assessment of the descriptive nature of a sign—Criteria (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see para. 22) |
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EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Absolute grounds for refusal—Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service—Word mark Ganz schön ausgeschlafen (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see paras 24, 25, 28, 29) |
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 February 2016 (Case R 1234/2015-1) concerning an application for registration of the word mark Ganz schön ausgeschlafen as an EU trade mark.
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The action is dismissed. |
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Matratzen Concord GmbH is ordered to pay the costs. |