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Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2024 – Olvi v EUIPO – Koninklijke De Kuyper (FIZZ Cider)

(Case T-1132/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202407343EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Figurative mark FIZZ Cider - Absolute grounds for invalidity - Descriptive character - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Evidence submitted for the first time before the Board of Appeal - Article 95(2) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Article 27(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 - Obligation to state reasons - Right to be heard - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(C/2024/7343)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Olvi Oyj (Iisalmi, Finland) (represented by: K. Rantala, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Koninklijke De Kuyper BV (Schiedam, Netherlands)

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 27 September 2023 (Case R 2011/2022-1).

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/2024/7343/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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