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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 5 October 2022 –  
just-organic.com v EUIPO (JUST ORGANIC)

(Case T‑802/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0802_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Application for the EU figurative mark JUST ORGANIC – Absolute grounds for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service – Assessment of the descriptive nature of a sign – Criteria  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paragraphs 19-21, 25) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service – Concept of characteristic  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paragraphs 26-28) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service – Figurative mark JUST ORGANIC  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paragraphs 29-36) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Overlap of the scope of the grounds set out in Article 7(1)(b) and Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation 2017/1001  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(b) and (c))  (see paragraphs 41, 43) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders just-organic.com GmbH to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0802_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 73, 14.2.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:073:TOC).

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