Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2025:379
Date: 2025-04-09
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 9 April 2025 – ITB v EUIPO (TRADEPRO) (Case T-470/24) 1 (EU trade mark – Application for EU word mark TRADEPRO – Absolute ground for refusal – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: ITB GmbH (Kamp-Lintfort, Germany) (represented by: M. Heinrich, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Nicolás Gómez, acting as Agent) Re: By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 1 July 2024 (Case R 414/2024-5). Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders ITB GmbH and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) each to bear their own costs. ____________ 1 OJ C C/2024/6269, 28.10.2024.