Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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| European flag | Official Journal  of the European Union | EN  Series C |

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|  | C/2023/337 | 30.10.2023 |

Order of the General Court of 23 August 2023 — Nienaber v EUIPO — St. Hippolyt Mühle Ebert (BoneKare)

(Case T-609/22) [(1)](#ntr1-C_202300337EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark BoneKare - Absolute ground for invalidity - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) and Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Examination of the facts of EUIPO’s own motion - Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)

(C/2023/337)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Andreas Nienaber (Cloppenburg, Germany) (represented by: J. Eberhardt, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: St. Hippolyt Mühle Ebert GmbH (Dielheim, Germany) (represented by: M. Gail, lawyer)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 4 August 2022 (Case R 436/2022-1).

Operative part of the order

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| 1. | The action is dismissed. |

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| 2. | Mr Andreas Nienaber shall bear his own costs and pay those incurred by St. Hippolyt Mühle Ebert GmbH. |

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| 3. | The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear its own costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/337/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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