Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2023:131
Date: 2023-03-15
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court of 15 March 2023 – FA World Entertainment v EUIPO (FUCKING AWESOME) (Case T-178/22) 1 (EU trade mark – International registration designating the European Union – Word mark FUCKING AWESOME – Absolute ground for refusal – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Legal certainty – Equal treatment – Principle of sound administration) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: FA World Entertainment Inc. (Los Angeles, California, United States) (represented by: M. Breuer, I. Dimitrov and C. Tenbrock, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Frydendahl, acting as Agent) Re: By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Intellectual Office (EUIPO) of 3 February 2022 (Case R 1131/2021-5). Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders FA World Entertainment Inc. to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 207, 23.5.2022.