Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 26 March 2025 – Cannafair v EUIPO (Cannafair)

(Case T-348/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202502540EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark Cannafair - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(C/2025/2540)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Cannafair GmbH (Wuppertal, Germany) (represented by: D. Fischer, lawyer)

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

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant asks the Court, first, to annul the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 2 May 2024 (Case R 2592/2023-5) and, secondly, to order EUIPO to publish the application for registration in respect of the designated services in Class 35.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders the parties to bear their own costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2540/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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