Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2025:1016
Date: 2025-11-12
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Procedure: Action for annulment

Summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based – Pleas in law not set out in the application – General reference to other documents – Inadmissibility (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 21, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 177(1)(d)) (see paragraphs 11-15) 2. EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Marks consisting exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of a product or service – Concept (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see paragraphs 21-23) 3. EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Marks consisting exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of a product or service – Figurative mark WASHTOWER (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 7(1)(c) and 59(1)(a)) (see paragraphs 34-36, 45-47) 4. EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Marks consisting exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of a product or service – Assessment of the descriptive character of a sign – Criteria (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 7(1)(c) and 59(1)(a)) (see paragraph 39) Operative part The Court: 1. Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 11 March 2024 (Case R 5/2023-5); 2. Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by LG Electronics, Inc.; 3. Orders Washtower IP BV to bear its own costs.