Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2023:545
Date: 2023-09-13
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2023 – DGNB v EUIPO (Representation of a curved white line in a dark square) (Case T-745/22) 1 (EU trade mark – Application for an EU figurative mark representing a curved white line in a dark square – Absolute ground for refusal – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen – DGNB eV (Stuttgart, Germany) (represented by: P. Kohl, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent) Re: By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 21 September 2022 (Case R 338/2022-2). Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders each party to bear its own costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 24, 23.1.2023.