CELEX: 62021TA0204
Language: en
Date: 2022-03-09 00:00:00
Title: Case T-204/21: Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2022 — Stryker v EUIPO (RUGGED) (EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark RUGGED — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Competence of the Board of Appeal — Article 71 of Regulation 2017/1001 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

16.5.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 198/44
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2022 — Stryker v EUIPO (RUGGED)
      (Case T-204/21) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark RUGGED - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Competence of the Board of Appeal - Article 71 of Regulation 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
      (2022/C 198/62)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Stryker Corp. (Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States) (represented by: I. Fowler, I. Junkar and B. Worbes, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 January 2021 (Case R 370/2020-5), relating to the international registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark RUGGED.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Stryker Corp. is to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 217, 7.6.2021.