Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2024:9
Date: 2024-01-17
Language of the case: Spanish
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Spain

Judgment of the General Court of 17 January 2024 – Ilovepdf v EUIPO (ILOVEPDF) (Case T-60/23) 1 (EU trade mark – Application for EU word mark ILOVEPDF – Absolute ground for refusal – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Obligation to state reasons – Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Legitimate expectations – Equal treatment) Language of the case: Spanish Parties Applicant: Ilovepdf, SL (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: J. Oriol Asensio, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Nicolás Gómez, acting as Agent) Re: By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 18 November 2022 (Case R 641/2021-5). Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Ilovepdf, SL and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) each to bear their own costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 112, 27.3.2023