Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2022:522
Date: 2022-09-07
Language of the case: Polish
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Poland

Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2022 – Olimp Laboratories v EUIPO (VITA-MIN MULTIPLE SPORT) (Case T-9/22) 1 (European Union trade mark – Application for the European Union word mark VITA-MIN MULTIPLE SPORT – Absolute grounds for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Lack of distinctive character acquired through use – Article 7(3) of Regulation 2017/1001) Language of the case: Polish Parties Applicant: Olimp Laboratories sp. z o.o. (Dębica, Poland) (represented by: M. Kondrat, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent) Re: By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and reversal of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 8 November 2021 (Case R 771/2020-1). Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Olimp Laboratories sp. z o.o. to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 84, 21.2.2022.