Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 29 July 2019 — Red Bull GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Marques, Optimum Mark sp. z o.o.
(Case C-124/18 P) 1
(Appeal — EU trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 4 and Article 7(1)(a) — Absolute ground for refusal — Invalidity proceedings — Combination of two colours per se — No systematic arrangement associating the colours in a predetermined and uniform way)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Appellant: Red Bull GmbH (represented by: A. Renck, Rechtsanwalt, and S. Petivlasova, abogada)
Other parties to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral and D. Botis, acting as Agents), Marques (represented by: R. Mallinson, Solicitor, and T. Müller, Rechtsanwalt), Optimum Mark sp. z o.o. (represented by: R. Skubisz, J. Dudzik and M. Mazurek, adwokaci, and E. Jaroszyńska-Kozłowska, advocate)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the appeal;
2. Orders Red Bull GmbH to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 200, 11.6.2018.