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Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 25 January 2023 –  
De Dietrich Process Systems v EUIPO – Koch-Glitsch (KARR)

(Case T‑352/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0352_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark KARR – Absolute ground for invalidity – Article 7(1)(c) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) and Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

| 1. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service – Assessment of the descriptive nature of a sign – Criteria  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paragraph 18) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service – Assessment of the descriptive nature of a sign – Determination of the relevant public  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paragraph 22) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds for invalidity – Registration contrary to Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009 – Word mark KARR  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paragraphs 23-26) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Power of the General Court to alter the contested decision – Limits  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72(3))  (see paragraph 27) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 1 April 2022 (Case R 1105/2021-1); |

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

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0352_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 294, 1.8.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:294:TOC).

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