Case T-223/17: Judgment of the General Court of 11 April 2019 — Adapta Color v EUIPO — Coatings Foreign IP (ADAPTA POWDER COATINGS) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — European Union figurative mark ADAPTA POWDER COATINGS — Declaration of invalidity by the Board of Appeal — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2007/1001) — No distinctive character acquired by use — Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(3) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Infringement of the right to be heard — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001) — Evidence submitted for the first time before the Court)

Kawża T-223/17: Sentenza tal-Qorti Ġenerali tal-11 ta’ April 2019 — Adapta Color vs EUIPO — Coatings Foreign IP (ADAPTA POWDER COATINGS) (“Trade mark tal-Unjoni Ewropea — Proċedimenti għal dikjarazzjoni ta’ invalidità — Trade mark tal-Unjoni Ewropea figurattiva ADAPTA POWDER COATINGS — Dikjarazzjoni ta’ Invalidità mill-Bord tal-Appell — Raġuni assoluta għal rifjut — Karattru deskrittiv — Artikolu 7(1)(c) tar-Regolament (KE) Nru 207/2009 (li sar Artikolu 7(1)(c) tar-Regolament (UE) 2017/1001) — Assenza ta’ karattru distintiv miksub permezz tal-użu — Artikolu 7(3) tar-Regolament Nru 207/2009 (li sar Artikolu 7(3) tar-Regolament 2017/1001) — Ksur tad-dritt għal smigħ — Obbligu ta’ motivazzjoni — Artikolu 75 tar-Regolament Nru 207/2009 (li sar Artikolu 94 tar-Regolament 2017/1001) — Provi prodotti għall-ewwel darba quddiem il-Qorti Ġenerali”)

Kawża T-223/17: Sentenza tal-Qorti Ġenerali tal-11 ta’ April 2019 — Adapta Color vs EUIPO — Coatings Foreign IP (ADAPTA POWDER COATINGS) (“Trade mark tal-Unjoni Ewropea — Proċedimenti għal dikjarazzjoni ta’ invalidità — Trade mark tal-Unjoni Ewropea figurattiva ADAPTA POWDER COATINGS — Dikjarazzjoni ta’ Invalidità mill-Bord tal-Appell — Raġuni assoluta għal rifjut — Karattru deskrittiv — Artikolu 7(1)(c) tar-Regolament (KE) Nru 207/2009 (li sar Artikolu 7(1)(c) tar-Regolament (UE) 2017/1001) — Assenza ta’ karattru distintiv miksub permezz tal-użu — Artikolu 7(3) tar-Regolament Nru 207/2009 (li sar Artikolu 7(3) tar-Regolament 2017/1001) — Ksur tad-dritt għal smigħ — Obbligu ta’ motivazzjoni — Artikolu 75 tar-Regolament Nru 207/2009 (li sar Artikolu 94 tar-Regolament 2017/1001) — Provi prodotti għall-ewwel darba quddiem il-Qorti Ġenerali”)

ĠU C 187, 3.6.2019, p. 67–67 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)