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Document 62016TA0104
Case T-104/16: Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2017 — Puma v EUIPO (FOREVER FASTER) (EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark FOREVER FASTER — Mark consisting of an advertising slogan — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Equal treatment — Principle of sound administration)
Case T-104/16: Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2017 — Puma v EUIPO (FOREVER FASTER) (EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark FOREVER FASTER — Mark consisting of an advertising slogan — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Equal treatment — Principle of sound administration)
Case T-104/16: Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2017 — Puma v EUIPO (FOREVER FASTER) (EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark FOREVER FASTER — Mark consisting of an advertising slogan — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Equal treatment — Principle of sound administration)
IO C 129, 24.4.2017, p. 19–20
(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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24.4.2017 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 129/19 |
Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2017 — Puma v EUIPO (FOREVER FASTER)
(Case T-104/16) (1)
((EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark FOREVER FASTER - Mark consisting of an advertising slogan - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Equal treatment - Principle of sound administration))
(2017/C 129/31)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Puma SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany) (represented by: M. Schunke, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill and K. Sidat Humphreys, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 January 2016 (Case R 770/2015-1) relating to the international registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark FOREVER FASTER.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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1. |
Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders Puma SE to pay the costs. |
(1) OJ C 165, 10.5.2016, p. 16.