Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2024:300
Date: 2024-05-08
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - decision unnecessary
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2024 – Listan v EUIPO (Silent Loop) (Case T-501/23) 1 (EU trade mark – International registration designating the European Union – Word mark Silent Loop – Absolute grounds for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Listan GmbH (Glinde, Germany) (represented by: S. Pietzcker and C. Spintig, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, acting as Agent) Re: By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 8 June 2023 (Case R 187/2023-4). Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders each party to bear its own costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 338, 25.9.2023.