Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2021:205
Date: 2021-04-21
Language of the case: Hungarian
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - successful
Origin: Hungary

Judgment of the General Court of 21 April 2021 – Hell Energy Magyarország v EUIPO (HELL) (Case T-323/20) 1 (EU trade mark – Application for the EU word mark HELL – Absolute grounds for refusal – No distinctive character – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: Hungarian Parties Applicant: Hell Energy Magyarország Kft. (Budapest, Hungary) (represented by: Á. László and B. Mező, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Kondás and P. Sipos, acting as Agents) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 March 2020 (Case R 1712/2019-2), concerning an application for registration of the word sign HELL as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 25 March 2020 (Case R 1712/2019-2); 2. Orders each party to bear its own costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 240, 20.7.2020.