11.3.2019
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 93/57
Judgment of the General Court of 10 January 2019 — achtung! v EUIPO (achtung!)
(Case T-832/17) (1)
((EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark achtung! - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2019/C 93/73)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: achtung! GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: G. Seelig and D. Bischof, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: initially A. Söder, J. Schäfer and D. Walicka, and subsequently A. Söder, J. Schäfer and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 October 2017 (Case R 490/2017-4), relating to the international registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark achtung!.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders achtung! GmbH to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 63, 19.2.2018.
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