28.11.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 441/18
Judgment of the General Court of 18 October 2016 — Raimund Schmitt Verpachtungsgesellschaft v EUIPO (BRAUWELT)
(Case T-56/15) (1)
((EU trade mark - Application for European Union word mark BRAUWELT - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Right to be heard - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
(2016/C 441/22)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Raimund Schmitt Verpachtungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (Nuremberg, Germany) (represented by: M. Höfler, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Schifko, acting as Agent)
Re:
Action against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 December 2014 (Case R 1121/2014-4), concerning an application for registration of the word sign BRAUWELT as a European Union trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Raimund Schmitt Verpachtungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 118, 13.4.2015.
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