Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2025:317
Date: 2025-03-19
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2025 – Mercedes Benz Group v EUIPO (Representation of a motor vehicle driving uphill) (Case T-400/24) 1 (EU trade mark – Application for the EU figurative mark representing a motor vehicle driving uphill – Absolute ground for refusal – Lack of distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Mercedes Benz Group AG (Stuttgart, Germany) (represented by: P. Kohl, 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 of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 24 May 2024 (Case R 2056/2023-5). Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders the parties to bear their own costs. ____________ 1 OJ C C/2024/5336, 9.9.2024.