CELEX: 62019TA0869
Language: en
Date: 2020-09-23 00:00:00
Title: Case T-869/19: Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — Tetra v EUIPO — Neusta next (Wave) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark Wave — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

16.11.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 390/37
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — Tetra v EUIPO — Neusta next (Wave)
      (Case T-869/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark Wave - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2020/C 390/53)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Tetra GmbH (Melle, Germany) (represented by: E. Kessler, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl and A. Söder, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Neusta next GmbH & Co. KG (Bremen, Germany)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 October 2019 (Case R 2440/2018-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Neusta next and Tetra.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 4 October 2019 (Case R 2440/2018-2);
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 61, 24.2.2020.