Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 21.2.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 84/40 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2021 — Lück v EUIPO — R. H. Investment (MALLE)

(Case T-188/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022084EN.01004001-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark MALLE - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Ineffective nature of the single plea in law)

(2022/C 84/56)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Jörg Lück (Hilden, Germany) (represented by: L. Becker, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl and E. Markakis, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: R. H. Investment UG (haftungsbeschränkt) (Erlangen, Germany) (represented by: M. Metzner and M. Scheiner, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 December 2020 (Case R 1393/2020-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between R. H. Investment and Mr Lück.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Jörg Lück to pay the costs. |

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