Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2025:697
Date: 2025-07-09
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 14 June 2024 – sprd.net v EUIPO (Position of a capital letter ‘I’ and a heart on an item of clothing) (Case T-306/24) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: sprd.net AG (Leipzig, Germany) (represented by: J. Hellenbrand, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Trade mark at issue: Application for an EU position mark comprising a capital letter ‘I’ and a heart on an item of clothing – Application for registration No 18 705 046 Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 April 2024 in Case R 1775/2023-1 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order EUIPO to pay the costs. Pleas in law Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Infringement of Article 95(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Infringement of the principle of non-arbitrariness. ____________