Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| European flag | Official Journal  of the European Union | EN  Series C |

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Judgment of the General Court of 17 January 2024 — Ilovepdf v EUIPO (ILOVEPDF)

(Case T-60/23) [(1)](#ntr1-C_202402024EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark ILOVEPDF - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Legitimate expectations - Equal treatment)

(C/2024/2024)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Ilovepdf, SL (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: J. Oriol Asensio, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Nicolás Gómez, acting as Agent)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 18 November 2022 (Case R 641/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Ilovepdf, SL and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) each to bear their own costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2024/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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