62023CJ0093_SUM
Case C‑93/23 P
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
v
Neoperl AG
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 23 January 2025
(Appeal – EU trade mark – Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Article 4 – Signs of which an EU trade mark may consist – Application for registration of a tactile position mark representing a cylindrical sanitary insert – Article 7 – Absolute grounds for refusal – Obligation to examine at the outset the ground for refusal laid down in Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 – None – Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Article 72(3) – Power of the General Court to alter the decision of the Board of Appeal – Limits)
EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Separate examination of the various grounds for refusal – Obligation to examine in order the grounds for refusal – None
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1))
(see paragraphs 56, 58-64)
EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Power of the General Court to alter the contested decision – Limits
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72(2) and (3))
(see paragraphs 68-71)
See the text of the decision.