Judgment of the General Court of 11 October 2018 — M & T Emporia Ilektrikon-Ilektronikon Eidon v EUIPO (fluo.)
(Case T-120/17) 1
(EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark fluo. — Partial rejection of the application for registration — 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))
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: M & T Emporia Ilektrikon-Ilektronikon Eidon AE (Thessaloniki, Greece) (represented by: A. Spyridonos, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M.d.M. Baldares and J. Ivanauskas, Agents)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 December 2016 (Case R 863/2016-2), relating to the application for registration of the figurative sign fluo. as a European Union trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Annuls paragraph 2 of the operative part of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 2 December 2016 (Case R 863/2016-2);
2. Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by M & T Emporia Ilektrikon-Ilektronikon Eidon AE, including the expenses necessarily incurred for the purpose of the appeal proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO.
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1 OJ C 121, 18.4.2017.