Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 6 November 2019 — Geske v EUIPO
(Case C‑285/19 P)
(Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — EU trade mark — Application for registration of the figurative sign SATISFYERMEN — Dismissal of application — Appeal in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded)
1.      Appeal —Grounds — Grounds which are manifestly inadmissible or manifestly unfounded — Dismissal at any point, by reasoned order, without an oral procedure
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 181)
(see para. 3)
2.      Appeal —Grounds — Incorrect assessment of the facts and evidence — Inadmissibility — Review by the Court of the assessment of the facts and evidence — Possible only where the clear sense of the evidence has been distorted
(Art. 256 TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.)
(see paras 5, 6)
3.      EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Assessment of the registrability of a sign — Only EU rules taken into account — Decisions of national authorities not binding on EU bodies
(Regulation 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and Council)
(see paras 5, 6)
4.      EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service — Concept
(Regulation 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and Council, Art. 7(1)(c))
(see paras 5, 6)
5.      EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Refusal to register based on one of the absolute grounds for refusal listed in Article 7(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Whether sufficient
(Regulation 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and Council, Art. 7(1))
(see paras 5, 6)
Operative part
1.
The appeal is dismissed as, in part, manifestly inadmissible and, in part, manifestly unfounded.
2.
Mr André Geske shall bear his own costs.