Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2021:867
Date: 2021-12-08
Language of the case: Spanish
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Spain

Judgment of the General Court of 8 December 2021 – Talleres de Escoriaza v EUIPO – Salto Systems (KAAS KEYS AS A SERVICE) (Case T-294/20) 1 (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark KAAS KEYS AS A SERVICE – Absolute grounds for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) – Signs or indications which have become customary – Article 7(1)(d) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(d) of Regulation 2017/1001) – Obligation to state reasons – Right to be heard – Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001) Language of the case: Spanish Parties Applicant: Talleres de Escoriaza, SA (Irun, Spain) (represented by: T. Müller and F. Togo, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Salto Systems, SL (Oiartzun, Spain) (represented by: A. Alejos Cutuli, lawyer) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 February 2020 (Case R 1363/2019-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Talleres de Escoriaza and Salto Systems. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Talleres de Escoriaza, SA to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 247, 27.7.2020.