Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2026:198
Date: 2026-03-18
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Procedure: Action for annulment
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 18 March 2026 – MAN Truck & Bus v EUIPO – Rolls-Royce Power Systems (V12X) (Case T-108/25) 1 (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark V12X – Absolute ground for invalidity – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) and Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Validity of evidence – Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Evidence submitted for the first time before the Board of Appeal – Article 95(2) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Article 27(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 – Right to property – Article 17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: MAN Truck & Bus SE (Munich, Germany) (represented by: C. Röhl, J. Haßold and P. Richnow, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office T. Klee, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG (Friedrichshafen, Germany) (represented by: C. Brennecke and R. Rosenau, lawyers) Re: By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 28 November 2024 (Case R 526/2024-2). Operative part of the judgment The action is dismissed. MAN Truck & Bus SE is ordered to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) is ordered to bear its own costs. ____________ 1 OJ C, C/2025/1779, 31. 3. 2025.