Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – sprd.net v EUIPO (Capital letter ‘I’ and a red heart on the outside of the back of the neck of an item of clothing)

(Case T-306/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202504774EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Application for an EU position mark comprising a capital letter ‘I’ and a red heart on the outside of the back of the neck of an item of clothing - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Examination of the facts of EUIPO’s own motion - Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(C/2025/4774)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: sprd.net AG (Leipzig, Germany) (represented by: J. Hellenbrand, lawyer)

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

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 15 April 2024 (Case R 1775/2023-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders sprd.net AG to pay the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4774/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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