Case T-78/17: Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2018 — Jumbo Africa v EUIPO — ProSiebenSat.1 Licensing (JUMBO) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark JUMBO — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(3) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Article 52(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation 2017/1001))
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Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2018 — Jumbo Africa v EUIPO — ProSiebenSat.1 Licensing (JUMBO)
(Case T-78/17) ( 1 )
‛(EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark JUMBO — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(3) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Article 52(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation 2017/1001))’2018/C 276/72Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Jumbo Africa, SL (L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain) (represented by: M.C. Buganza González and E. Torner Lasalle, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: J. García Murillo and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: ProSiebenSat.1 Licensing GmbH (Unterföhring, Germany)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 October 2016 (Case R 227/2016-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between ProSiebenSat.1 Licensing and Jumbo Africa.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Jumbo Africa, SL to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
( 1 ) OJ C 104, 3.4.2017.
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