Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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| 14.11.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 432/27 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Task Food v EUIPO — Foodtastic (ENERGY CAKE)

(Case T-686/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022432EN.01002702-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark ENERGY CAKE - Declaration of invalidity - Absolute grounds for invalidity - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/2011))

(2022/C 432/33)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Task Food s.r.o. (Bratislava, Slovakia), authorised to replace energy cake GmbH (represented by: A. Bernegger, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Foodtastic GmbH (Dortmund, Germany)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 11 August 2021 (Case R 2324/2020-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Authorises Task Food s.r.o. to replace energy cake GmbH as applicant; |

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| 2. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 3. | Orders Task Food to pay the costs. |

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