Notices for publication in the OJ nº T-425/16 of The General Court, April 21, 2017

• Resolution Date: April 21, 2017
• Issuing Organization: The General Court
• Decision Number: T-425/16

Judgment of the General Court of 22 March 2017 - Hoffmann v EUIPO

(Case T-425/16) ¹

(European Union trade mark - Application for EU word mark Genius - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Karl Hoffmann (Bad Schwalbach, Germany) (represented by: C. Jonas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 May 2016 (Case R 1631/2015-5), concerning an application for registration of the word sign Genius as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Mr Karl Hoffmann to pay the costs.

[1] OJ C 343, 19.9.2016.