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 6 September 2023 — Groz-Beckert v EUIPO (Position of the colours white, red and dark green on cuboid packaging)

(Case T-276/22) [(1)](#ntr1-C_202300321EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU trade mark consisting in the application of the colours white, red and dark green to cuboid packaging - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Examination of the facts of EUIPO’s own motion - Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(C/2023/321)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Groz-Beckert KG (Albstadt, Germany) (represented by: M. Nielen and U. Kaufmann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Ringelhann and T. Klee, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 2 March 2022 (Case R 1447/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Groz-Beckert KG to pay the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/321/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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