Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| European flag | Official Journal  of the European Union | EN  Series C |

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Judgment of the General Court of 11 October 2023 — Biogena v EUIPO (THE GOOD GUMS)

(Case T-87/23) [(1)](#ntr1-C_202301163EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark THE GOOD GUMS - Absolute grounds for refusal - No distinctive character - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(C/2023/1163)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Biogena GmbH & Co. KG (Salzburg, Austria) (represented by: I. Schiffer, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Manea and T. Klee, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 13 December 2022 (Case R 1690/2022-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders each party to bear its own costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1163/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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