Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 4 October 2018

Lincoln Global, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office

EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark FLEXCUT — 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)

Case T-736/17


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
09/11/2018 Lincoln Global v EUIPO (FLEXCUT)
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2018:646
04/10/2018 Lincoln Global v EUIPO (FLEXCUT)
Judgment (Information)
ECLI:EU:T:2018:646
04/10/2018 Lincoln Global v EUIPO (FLEXCUT)
Application (OJ)
15/12/2017 Lincoln Global v EUIPO (FLEXCUT)
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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published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general - 'Information on unpublished decisions' section)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

1.
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
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
          4.11.03.01.03.04 null
            4.11.03.01.03.04.00
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
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
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.00 General
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.00 General


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References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 30/10/2017

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

04/10/2018


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 427 from 26.11.2018, p.63

Application: OJ C 13 from 15.01.2018, p.27

Name of the parties

Lincoln Global v EUIPO (FLEXCUT)

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

huitième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Barents

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

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