Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2020:193
Date: 2020-05-13
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court of 13 May 2020 — EC Brand Comércio, Importação e Exportação de Vestuário em Geral v EUIPO (pantys) (Case T-532/19) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for the EU figurative mark pantys — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — No distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3) of Regulation 2017/1001) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: EC Brand Comércio, Importação e Exportação de Vestuário em Geral Ltda (Sorocaba, Brazil) (represented by: B. Bittner and U. Heinrich, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 May 2019 (Case R 314/2019-5), relating to an application for registration of the figurative mark pantys as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders EC Brand Comércio, Importação e Exportação de Vestuário em Geral Ltda to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 312, 16.9.2019.