Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 12 June 2024 – Katjes Fassin v EUIPO (Beyond Chocolate)

(Case T-343/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202404588EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark Beyond Chocolate - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Examination of the facts of EUIPO’s own motion - Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(C/2024/4588)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co. KG (Emmerich am Rhein, Germany) (represented by: A. Renck, C. Stöber and A. Glinke, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Nicolás Gómez, acting as Agent)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 11 April 2023 (Case R 2352/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4588/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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