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Document 62016TA0866
Case T-866/16: Judgment of the General Court of 25 January 2018 — SilverTours v EUIPO (billiger-mietwagen.de) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark billiger-mietwagen.de — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-866/16: Judgment of the General Court of 25 January 2018 — SilverTours v EUIPO (billiger-mietwagen.de) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark billiger-mietwagen.de — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-866/16: Judgment of the General Court of 25 January 2018 — SilverTours v EUIPO (billiger-mietwagen.de) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark billiger-mietwagen.de — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
IO C 94, 12.3.2018, p. 23–23
(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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12.3.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 94/23 |
Judgment of the General Court of 25 January 2018 — SilverTours v EUIPO (billiger-mietwagen.de)
(Case T-866/16) (1)
((EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark billiger-mietwagen.de - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptiveness - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
(2018/C 094/30)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: SilverTours GmbH (Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany) (represented by: P. Neuwald, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 November 2016 (Case R 206/2016-5), concerning an application for registration of the word sign billiger-mietwagen.de as an EU trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders SilverTours GmbH to pay the costs. |