Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.5.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 207/40 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 30 March 2022 — Établissement Amra v EUIPO — eXpresio (Shape of a rebound shoe)

(Case T-264/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022207EN.01004001-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU three-dimensional mark - Shape of a rebound shoe - Absolute ground for refusal - Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result - Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Presence of word elements - Lack of essential non-functional characteristics)

(2022/C 207/52)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Établissement Amra (Vaduz, Liechtenstein) (represented by: M. Gómez Calvo, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: eXpresio, estudio creativo, SL (La Nucia, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 March 2021 (Case R 1083/2020-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Établissement Amra and eXpresio, estudio creativo.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 15 March 2021 (Case R 1083/2020-1); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to pay the costs. |

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