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... (b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

In Case T‑114/18,

Miles-Bramwell Executive Services Ltd, established in Alfreton (United Kingdom), represented initially by J. Mellor QC, G. Parsons and A. Zapalowski, Solicitors, and subsequently by J. Mellor, G. Parsons and F. McConnell, Solicitors,

applicant,

v

European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), represented by A. Folliard-Monguiral and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents,

defendant,

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 November 2017 (Case R 2166/2016-1), relating to an application for registration of the word sign FREE as an EU trade mark,

THE GENERAL COURT (Fourth Chamber),

composed of H. Kanninen, President, L. Calvo-Sotelo Ibáñez-Martín and I. Reine (Rapporteur), Judges,

Registrar: R. Ūkelytė, Administrator,

having regard to the application lodged at the Court Registry on 22 February 2018,

having regard to the response lodged at the Court Registry on 21 June 2018,

having regard to the decision of 12 February 2019 joining Cases T‑113/18 and T‑114/18 for the purposes of the oral part of the procedure,

further to the hearing on 9 April 2019,

gives the following

Judgment

Background to the dispute

1. On 5 February 2016, the applicant, Miles-Bramwell Executive Services Ltd, filed an application for registration of an EU trade mark with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the European Union trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1), as amended (replaced by Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of ...