Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – Paul Hartmann v EUIPO – Medisept (MEDISET)

(Case T-429/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202502862EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark MEDISET - Absolute ground for invalidity - No distinctive character - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/100)

(C/2025/2862)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Paul Hartmann AG (Heidenheim, Germany) (represented by: L. Rothmund-Feise, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Ringelhann, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Medisept sp. z o.o. (Lublin, Poland) (represented by: E. Skrzydło-Tefelska and A. Wójtowicz, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 18 June 2024 (Case R 235/2023-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Paul Hartmann AG to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Medisept sp. z o.o; |

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| 3. | Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2862/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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