Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 22.5.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 179/41 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2023 — celotec v EUIPO — Decotec Printing (DECOTEC)

(Case T-308/22) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2023179EN.01004102-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark DECOTEC - Absolute ground for invalidity - Lack of descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2023/C 179/60)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: celotec GmbH & Co. KG (Sendenhorst, Germany) (represented by: E. Warnke and J. Römelt, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Decotec Printing, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: K. Guridi Sedlak, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 21 March 2022 (Case R 1025/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders celotec GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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