Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 12 February 2025 – Essity Hygiene and Health AB v EUIPO (Shape of a leaf)

(Case T-434/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202501759EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU figurative mark in the shape of a leaf - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(C/2025/1759)

Language of the case: Swedish

Parties

Applicant: Essity Hygiene and Health AB (Gothenburg, Sweden) (represented by: U. Wennermark, lawyer)

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

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 30 May 2023 (Case R 2196/2017-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders each party to bear its own costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1759/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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