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Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2024 – beckberg v EUIPO

(Shape of a hatching chick)

(Case T-595/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202405797EN.000101-E0001)

(European Union trade mark - Application for the EU figurative mark representing a hatching chick - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(C/2024/5797)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: beckberg GmbH (Nuremberg, Germany) (represented by: M. Krogmann, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Klee, acting as Agent)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and reversal of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 18 July 2023 (Case R 41/2023-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders each party to bear their own costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5797/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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