Information;Order — ECLI:EU:T:2021:483
Date: 2021-07-15
Language of the case: English
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Sweden

Order of the General Court of 15 July 2021 – Roxtec v EUIPO – Wallmax (Representation of an orange square containing seven concentric black circles) (Case T-455/20) 1 (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark depicting an orange square containing seven concentric black circles – Absolute ground for refusal – Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result – Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Roxtec AB (Karlskrona, Sweden) (represented by: J. Olsson and J. Adamsson, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: V. Ruzek, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO intervening before the General Court: Wallmax Srl (Milan, Italy) (represented by: A. Bergmann, F. Ferrari and L. Goglia, lawyers) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 April 2020 (Case R 2385/2018-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Wallmax and Roxtec. Operative part of the order The action is dismissed. Roxtec AB shall bear its own costs and pay the costs incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Wallmax Srl shall bear its own costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 304, 14.9.2020.