Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2023:129
Date: 2023-03-15
Language of the case: German
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 15 March 2023 – Katjes Fassin v EUIPO (THE FUTURE IS PLANT-BASED) (Case T-133/22) 1 (EU trade mark – Application for EU word mark THE FUTURE IS PLANT-BASED – Mark consisting of an advertising slogan – Absolute ground for refusal – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co. KG (Emmerich am Rhein, Germany) (represented by: T. Schmitz and S. Stolzenburg-Wiemer, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Stoyanova-Valchanova and E. Markakis, acting as Agents) Re: By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 21 December 2021 (Case R 1023/2021-5). Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 171, 25.4.2022.