Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 14.12.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 433/44 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 15 October 2020 — smart things solutions v EUIPO — Samsung Electronics (smart:)things)

(Case T-48/19) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020433EN.01004401-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark smart:)things - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(2020/C 433/54)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: smart things solutions GmbH (Seefeld, Germany) (represented by: R. Dissmann, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Söder, H. O’Neill and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Samsung Electronics GmbH (Schwalbach/Taunus, Germany) (represented by: T. Schmitz, M. Breuer and I. Dimitrov, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 November 2018 (Case R 835/2018-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Samsung Electronics and smart things solutions.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders smart things solutions GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Samsung Electronics GmbH. |

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