Judgment of the General Court of 4 July 2018 — Deluxe Entertainment Services Group v EUIPO (deluxe)
(Case T-222/14 RENV) 1
(EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark deluxe — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001))
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. (Burbank, California, United States) (represented by: L. Gellman, Solicitor, and M. Esteve Sanz, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Palmero Cabezas, acting as Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 January 2014 (Case R 1250/2013-2), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign deluxe as an EU trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 175, 10.6.2014.