Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.9.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 338/21 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 26 July 2023 — Yayla Türk v EUIPO — Marmara Import-Export (Sütat)

(Case T-315/22) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2023338EN.01002101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark Sütat - Absolute ground for invalidity - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Right to be heard)

(2023/C 338/27)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Yayla Türk Lebensmittelvertrieb GmbH (Krefeld, Germany) (represented by: J. Bühling and D. Graetsch, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Marmara Import-Export GmbH (Ratingen, Germany) (represented by: T. Moll, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 2 March 2022 (Case R 1184/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Yayla Türk Lebensmittelvertrieb GmbH to pay the costs. |

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