CELEX: 62021TA0197
Language: en
Date: 2022-03-09 00:00:00
Title: Case T-197/21: Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2022 — Lea Nature Services v EUIPO — Debonair Trading Internacional (SO …?) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark SO …? — Absolute grounds for refusal — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Lack of descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation 2017/1001))

16.5.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 198/43
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2022 — Lea Nature Services v EUIPO — Debonair Trading Internacional (SO …?)
      (Case T-197/21) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark SO …? - Absolute grounds for refusal - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Lack of descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation 2017/1001))
      (2022/C 198/61)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Lea Nature Services (Périgny, France) (represented by: F. Drageon, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Capostagno, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Debonair Trading Internacional Lda (Funchal, Portugal) (represented by: J. Quirin and J. P. Jacquey, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 February 2021 (Case R 1234/2020 4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Lea Nature Services and Debonair Trading Internacional.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Lea Nature Services to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 217, 7.6.2021.