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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 14 September 2022 –  
Blueroots Technology v EUIPO – Rezk-Salama and Breitlauch (SKILLTREE STUDIOS)

(Case T‑607/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0607_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark SKILLTREE STUDIOS – Absolute grounds for refusal – Lack of descriptive character – Distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

| 1. | Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Identification of the subject matter of the dispute – Summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based – Application not sufficiently clear and precise – Inadmissibility  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para., and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Arts 76(d) and 177(1)(d) and (e))  (see paragraphs 18, 19) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Jurisdiction of the General Court – Review of the lawfulness of decisions of the Boards of Appeal – Re-examination of the facts in the light of evidence not previously submitted before EUIPO bodies – Precluded  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72)  (see paragraphs 34, 35) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – 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  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 7(1)(c) and 52(1)(a))  (see paragraph 54) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service – Concept of characteristic  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 7(1)(c) and 52(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 55, 56) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Examination of the facts of EUIPO’s own motion – Invalidity proceedings concerning absolute grounds for refusal – Examination restricted to the facts, evidence and arguments provided  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 7(1), 52, 55 and 76(1))  (see paragraph 62) |

| 6. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service – Word mark SKILLTREE STUDIOS  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 7(1)(c) and 52(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 72, 73, 78, 81, 82, 87) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Blueroots Technology GmbH to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0607_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 462, 15.11.2021](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:462:TOC).

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