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Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 23 January 2025 – European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v Neoperl AG

(Case C-93/23 P)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202501511EN.000101-E0001)

(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)

(C/2025/1511)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Appellant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: D. Hanf, T. Klee and E. Markakis, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: Neoperl AG (represented by: C. Mertzlufft-Paufler, M. Nielen and C. Schrempp, Rechtsanwälte)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 7 December 2022, Neoperl v EUIPO (Representation of a cylindrical sanitary insert) (T-487/21, EU:T:2022:780); |

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| 2. | Refers Case T-487/21 back to the General Court of the European Union; |

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| 3. | Reserves the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1511/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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