Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 6 September 2023 –  
Kalypso Media Group v EUIPO (COMMANDOS)

(Case T‑425/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0425_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Application for EU word mark COMMANDOS – Absolute grounds for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks consisting exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of a product or service – Concept  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paragraphs 13, 15, 16) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks consisting exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of a product or service – Aim – Need to preserve availability  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paragraph 14) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks consisting exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of a product or service – Assessment of the descriptive character of a sign – Criteria  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paragraph 17) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks consisting exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of a product or service – Perception of the sign by the relevant public  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paragraph 20) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks consisting exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of a product or service – Word mark COMMANDOS  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paragraphs 26, 27, 37) |

| 6. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Descriptive character of a sign – Circumstance necessarily implying absence of distinctive character of the sign  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(b) and (c))  (see paragraph 41) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Kalypso Media Group GmbH to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0425_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 318, 22.8.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:318:TOC).

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