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Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) of 15 December 2021 –  
Lück v EUIPO – R. H. Investment (MALLE)

(Case T‑188/21)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark MALLE – Absolute grounds for refusal – Descriptive character – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Ineffective nature of the single plea in law)

| 1. | Action for annulment – Pleas in law – Pleas in law and complaints which cannot lead to the annulment of the contested measure – Ineffective pleas in law  (Art. 263 TFEU)  (see para. 14) |

| 2. | Action for annulment – Subject matter – Decision based on several pillars of reasoning, each sufficient to justify the operative part – Annulment of such a decision – Conditions  (Art. 263 TFEU)  (see para. 15) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Separate examination of the various grounds for refusal – Interpretation of the grounds for refusal in the light of the public interest underlying each of them  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1))  (see para. 16) |

| 4. | Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Clear and precise statement of the pleas relied on  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para., and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 177(1)(d))  (see para. 17) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 December 2020 (Case R 1393/2020-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between R. H. Investment and Mr Lück.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Jörg Lück to pay the costs. |

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