Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2026:213
Date: 2026-03-25
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Procedure: Action for annulment

Judgment of the General Court of 25 March 2026 – ABB Asea Brown Boveri v EUIPO (NAVIGATE) (Case T-471/25) 1 (EU trade mark – Application for EU word mark NAVIGATE – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd (Zurich, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Hartmann, S. Fröhlich and H. Lerchl, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agent) Re: By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 12 May 2025 (Case R 2200/2024-1). Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) each to bear their own costs. ____________ 1 OJ C, C/2025/4814, 8.9.2025.