Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 29.6.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 215/42 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 13 May 2020 — EC Brand Comércio, Importação e Exportação de Vestuário em Geral v EUIPO (pantys)

(Case T-532/19) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020215EN.01004201-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU figurative mark pantys - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - No distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(3) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(2020/C 215/53)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: EC Brand Comércio, Importação e Exportação de Vestuário em Geral Ltda (Sorocaba, Brazil) (represented by: B. Bittner and U. Heinrich, lawyers)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 May 2019 (Case R 314/2019-5), relating to an application for registration of the figurative mark pantys as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders EC Brand Comércio, Importação e Exportação de Vestuário em Geral Ltda to pay the costs. |

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