CELEX: 62019TA0810
Language: en
Date: 2021-07-14 00:00:00
Title: Case T-810/19: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Victoria’s Secret Stores Brand Management v EUIPO — Yiwu Dearbody Cosmetics (BODYSECRETS) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark BODYSECRETS — Absolute grounds for refusal — No distinctive character — Descriptive character — Customary nature — Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (d), and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (d), and Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001))

6.9.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 357/21
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Victoria’s Secret Stores Brand Management v EUIPO — Yiwu Dearbody Cosmetics (BODYSECRETS)
      (Case T-810/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark BODYSECRETS - Absolute grounds for refusal - No distinctive character - Descriptive character - Customary nature - Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (d), and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (d), and Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001))
      (2021/C 357/33)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Victoria’s Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc. (Reynoldsburg, Ohio, United States) (represented by: J. Dickerson, Solicitor)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Yiwu Dearbody Cosmetics Co. Ltd (Yiwu City, China)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 September 2019 (Case R 2422/2018-5) relating to invalidity proceedings between Victoria’s Secret Stores Brand Management and Yiwu Dearbody Cosmetics.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Victoria’s Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc. to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 45, 10.2.2020.