Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) of 29 June 2022 –  
bet-at-home.com Entertainment v EUIPO (bet-at-home)

(Case T‑640/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0640_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Application for registration of the EU figurative mark bet-at-home – Absolute ground for refusal – Lack of distinctive character – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Statement of reasons for decisions – Scope – Recourse by the Board of Appeal to implicit reasoning  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 94(1), first sentence)  (see paras 21, 22) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks devoid of distinctive character – Trade mark made up of several components – Possible for the competent authority to examine each of the components making up the trade mark – Need to take account of the overall perception of the combination by the relevant public  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(b))  (see paras 35, 36) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks devoid of distinctive character – Figurative mark representing a green arc  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(b))  (see paras 38-41) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders bet-at-home.com Entertainment GmbH to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0640_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 471, 22.11.2021](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:471:TOC).

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