CELEX: 62020TA0285
Language: en
Date: 2021-06-30 00:00:00
Title: Case T-285/20: Judgment of the General Court of 30 June 2021 — MCM Products v EUIPO — The Nomad Company (NOMAD) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — European Union word mark NOMAD — Absolute grounds for refusal — Distinctive character — Lack of descriptive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

16.8.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 329/26
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 30 June 2021 — MCM Products v EUIPO — The Nomad Company (NOMAD)
      (Case T-285/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - European Union word mark NOMAD - Absolute grounds for refusal - Distinctive character - Lack of descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2021/C 329/33)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: MCM Products AG (Zurich, Switzerland) (represented by: S. Eichhammer, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Kondás and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: The Nomad Company BV (Zevenaar, Netherlands) (represented by: S. Tigu, lawyer
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 March 2020 (Case R 854/2019-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between MCM Products and The Nomad Company.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders MCM Products AG to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 222, 6.7.2020.