Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2022:27
Date: 2022-01-26
Language of the case: German
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 26 January 2022 – Meta Cluster v EUIPO (Clustermedizin) (Case T-233/21) 1 (EU trade mark – Application for EU word mark Clustermedizin – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptive character – Lack of distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Meta Cluster GmbH (Pyrbaum, Germany) (represented by: H. Baumann, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Bosse and D. Hanf, acting as Agents) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 February 2021 (Case R 2127/2020-4), relating to an application for registration of the word sign Clustermedizin as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Meta Cluster GmbH to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 242, 21.6.2021.