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

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Order of the General Court of 23 August 2023 — Nienaber v EUIPO (BoneKare)

(Case T-610/22) [(1)](#ntr1-C_202300338EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark BoneKare - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)

(C/2023/338)

Language of the case: German

Parties

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

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

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek 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 348/2022-1).

Operative part of the order

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| 1. | The action is dismissed. |

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| 2. | Ms Jannah Nienaber and Mr Andreas Nienaber shall bear their own costs. |

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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/2023/338/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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