Order;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2023:727
Date: 2023-11-10
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Order of the General Court of 10 November 2023 – Chart v EUIPO (ABSOLUTEFLOW) (Case T-21/23) 1 (EU trade mark – Application for EU word mark ABSOLUTEFLOW – Absolute ground for refusal – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Chart Inc. (Ball Ground, Georgia, United States) (represented by: R. Dróżdż and J. Wachinger, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Stoyanova-Valchanova and T. Klee, acting as Agents) Re: By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 31 October 2022 (Case R 1583/2022-1). Operative part of the order The action is dismissed. Chart Inc. and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall each bear their own costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 83, 6.3.2023.