CELEX: 62019TA0105
Language: en
Date: 2020-06-10 00:00:00
Title: Case T-105/19: Judgment of the General Court of 10 June 2020 — Louis Vuitton Malletier v EUIPO — Wisniewski (Device of a chequerboard Pattern) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark representing a chequerboard pattern — Absolute grounds for refusal — No distinctive character — Well-known facts — Distinctive character acquired through use — Overall assessment of the evidence of the distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(1)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Article 59(1) and (2) of Regulation 2017/1001)

3.8.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 255/16
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 10 June 2020 — Louis Vuitton Malletier v EUIPO — Wisniewski (Device of a chequerboard Pattern)
      (Case T-105/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark representing a chequerboard pattern - Absolute grounds for refusal - No distinctive character - Well-known facts - Distinctive character acquired through use - Overall assessment of the evidence of the distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(1)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Article 59(1) and (2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
      (2020/C 255/20)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Louis Vuitton Malletier (Paris, France) (represented by: P. Roncaglia, G. Lazzeretti, F. Rossi, N. Parrotta and P.-Y. Gautier, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: V. Ruzek and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Norbert Wisniewski (Warsaw, Poland)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 November 2018 (Case R 274/2017-2) relating to invalidity proceedings between Mr Wisniewski and Louis Vuitton Malletier.
      
         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 22 November 2018 (Case R 274/2017-2);
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders EUIPO to bear the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 139, 15.4.2019.