62021TJ0300_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 26 January 2022 –CNH Industrial v EUIPO (SOILXPLORER)
(Case T‑300/21)
(EU trade mark – Application for EU word mark SOILXPLORER – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
1.
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
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))
(see para. 14)
2.
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 – Word mark SOILXPLORER
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))
(see paras 21, 22, 27, 38)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 March 2021 (Case R 386/2021-5), relating to an application for registration of the word sign SOILXPLORER as an EU trade mark.
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders CNH Industrial NV to pay the costs.