11.7.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 251/30
Judgment of the General Court of 26 May 2016 — Bimbo v EUIPO (THE SNACK COMPANY)
(Case T-331/15) (1)
((European Union trade mark - Application for European Union figurative mark THE SNACK COMPANY - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Articles 7(1)(b) and (c) and Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Equal treatment - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
(2016/C 251/34)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Bimbo, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: J. Carbonell Callicó, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. García Murillo and A. Schifko, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 March 2015 (Case R 954/2014 2) concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign THE SNACK COMPANY as an EU trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Bimbo, SA to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 262, 10.8.2015.
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