Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 14.11.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 432/29 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Refractory Intellectual Property v EUIPO (e-tech)

(Case T-737/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022432EN.01002902-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark e-tech - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2022/C 432/36)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Refractory Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: J. Schmidt, 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 annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 9 September 2021 (Case R 548/2021-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Refractory Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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