Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 25 November 2015

bd breyton-design GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark RACE GTP — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009

Case T-520/14


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
18/12/2015 bd breyton-design v OHIM (RACE GTP)
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2015:884
25/11/2015 bd breyton-design v OHIM (RACE GTP)
Judgment (Information)
ECLI:EU:T:2015:884
25/11/2015 bd breyton-design v OHIM (RACE GTP)
Application (OJ)
22/08/2014 bd breyton-design v OHIM (RACE GTP)
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Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general - 'Information on unpublished decisions' section)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.03 Descriptive marks
          4.11.03.01.03.02 Need to preserve availability
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.03 Descriptive marks
          4.11.03.01.03.01 Concept and criteria for assessment
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.13 Signs examined
          4.11.03.01.13.03 Descriptive marks
            4.11.03.01.13.03.01 Word marks


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Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 11/07/2014

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

25/11/2015


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 16 from 18.01.2016, p.33

Application: OJ C 303 from 08.09.2014, p.50

Name of the parties

bd breyton-design v OHIM (RACE GTP)

Notes on Academic Writings

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Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  • - Trade marks

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

Cinquième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Dittrich

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • German

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