Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2021:112
Date: 2021-03-03
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court of 3 March 2021 – Sahaj Marg Spirituality Foundation v EUIPO (Heartfulness) (Case T-48/20) 1 (EU trade mark – International registration designating the European Union – Figurative mark Heartfulness – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptiveness – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Sahaj Marg Spirituality Foundation (Manapakkam, India) (represented by: E. Manresa Medina, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Sliwinska and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 November 2019 (Case R 1266/2019-4), relating to the international registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark Heartfulness. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Sahaj Marg Spirituality Foundation to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). ____________ 1 OJ C 87, 16.3.2020.