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Case T-90/15: Judgment of the General Court of 16 March 2016 — Schoeller Corporation v OHIM — Sqope (SCOPE) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark SCOPE — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Case T-90/15: Judgment of the General Court of 16 March 2016 — Schoeller Corporation v OHIM — Sqope (SCOPE) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark SCOPE — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Case T-90/15: Judgment of the General Court of 16 March 2016 — Schoeller Corporation v OHIM — Sqope (SCOPE) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark SCOPE — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009)
IO C 156, 2.5.2016, p. 40–41
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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2.5.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 156/40 |
Judgment of the General Court of 16 March 2016 — Schoeller Corporation v OHIM — Sqope (SCOPE)
(Case T-90/15) (1)
((Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark SCOPE - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009))
(2016/C 156/53)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Schoeller Corporation GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: D. van Ackeren, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Sqope SA (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented: M.-C. Simon, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 21 November 2014 (Case R 2381/2013-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Sqope SA and Schoeller Corporation GmbH.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 21 November 2014 (Case R 2381/2013-1); |
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Orders OHIM and Sqope SA to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by Schoeller Corporation GmbH. |