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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 9 September 2020 –  
Klose v EUIPO (Representation of three coloured segments in a rectangle)

(Case T‑81/20)

(EU trade mark – Application for an EU figurative mark representing three coloured segments in a rectangle – Absolute ground for refusal – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks devoid of distinctive character – Definition  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(b))  (see paras 11, 12) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks devoid of distinctive character – Assessment of distinctive character – Criteria  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(b))  (see paras 13, 34) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks devoid of distinctive character – Definition – Criteria for assessment – Recognition of the distinctiveness of the sign not subject to a finding of a certain level of creativity or linguistic or artistic imagination  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(b))  (see para. 27) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks devoid of distinctive character – Representation of three coloured segments in a rectangle  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 7(1)(b))  (see paras 28, 29, 36) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Assessment of the registrability of a sign – EU rules only taken into account – Earlier registration of the mark in certain Member States or third countries – Decisions not binding EU bodies  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001)  (see para. 38) |

| 6. | EU trade mark – Decisions of the Office – Legality – Examination by the EU judicature – Criteria  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001)  (see para. 40) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 December 2019 (Case R 1955/2019-2), concerning an application for registration of a figurative sign representing three coloured segments in a rectangle as an EU trade mark.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Ms Anne-Marie Klose to pay the costs. |

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