Judgment of the General Court of 24 September 2019 — Zhadanov v EUIPO (Scanner Pro)

(Case T-492/18) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark Scanner Pro - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2019/C 413/60)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Igor Zhadanov (Odessa, Ukraine) (represented by: P. Olson, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: G. Sakalaitė-Orlovskienė, S. Palmero Cabezas and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 June 2018 (Case R 1812/2017-2), relating to an application for registration of the word sign Scanner Pro as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders Igor Zhadanov to pay the costs.

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(1)  OJ C 352, 1.10.2018.