CELEX: 62021TA0116
Language: en
Date: 2022-02-02 00:00:00
Title: Case T-116/21: Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2022 — Maternus v EUIPO — adp Gauselmann (WILD) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark WILD — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 52(1)(a) and Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(a) and Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

21.3.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 128/22
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2022 — Maternus v EUIPO — adp Gauselmann (WILD)
      (Case T-116/21) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark WILD - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 52(1)(a) and Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(a) and Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2022/C 128/32)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Maternus GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: M. Zoebisch and R. Drozdz, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Manea and E. Markakis, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: adp Gauselmann GmbH (Espelkamp, Germany) (represented by: K. Mandel, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 December 2020 (Case R 932/2019-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between adp Gauselmann and Maternus.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Maternus GmbH to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 148, 26.4.2021.