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Language: en
Format: md

Order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 23 May 2024 –  
Tyczka v EUIPO (READYPACK)

(Case T‑330/23) (
[1](#t-ECR_62023TO0330_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Application for EU word mark READYPACK – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptive nature – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks consisting exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of a product or service – Aim – Need to preserve availability  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paragraph 17) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks consisting exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of a product or service – Concept – Mark consisting of a word or neologism produced by a combination of elements  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paragraphs 18, 30) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks consisting exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of a product or service – Assessment of the descriptive character of a sign – Criteria  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paragraphs 19, 34, 36) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks consisting exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of a product or service – Word mark READYPACK  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paragraphs 31-33, 35, 37-41, 49, 50, 62) |

Operative part

| 1. | The action is dismissed. |

| 2. | Tyczka GmbH and the European Union Intellectual Property Office shall bear their own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62023TO0330_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 271, 31.7.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:271:TOC).

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