Notices for publication in the OJ nº T-101/19 of Tribunal General de la Unión Europea, December 13, 2019

• Resolution Date: December 13, 2019
• Issuing Organization: Tribunal General de la Unión Europea
• Decision Number: T-101/19

Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2019 - Rezon v EUIPO (imot.bg)

(Case T-101/19) ¹

(EU trade mark - Application for EU figurative mark imot.bg - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - No distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(1)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - First sentence of Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

Language of the case: Bulgarian

Parties

Applicant: Rezon OOD (Sofia, Bulgaria) (represented by: M. Yordanova-Harizanova, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: I. Stoycheva and J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 November 2018 (Case R 999/2018-2) relating to an application for registration of the figurative sign imot.bg as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Rezon OOD to pay...