CELEX: 62020TA0345
Language: en
Date: 2021-04-21 00:00:00
Title: Case T-345/20: Judgment of the General Court of 21 April 2021 — Robert Klingel v EUIPO (MEN+) (EU trade mark — Application for registration of the EU figurative mark MEN+ — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctiveness — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Examination of the facts — Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Obligation to state reasons)

21.6.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 242/40
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 21 April 2021 — Robert Klingel v EUIPO (MEN+)
      (Case T-345/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Application for registration of the EU figurative mark MEN+ - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctiveness - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Examination of the facts - Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons)
      (2021/C 242/56)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Robert Klingel OHG (Pforzheim, Germany) (represented by: M. Zick, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, acting as Agent)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 March 2020 (Case R 1906/2019-1) concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign MEN+ as an EU trade mark.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Robert Klingel OHG to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 247, 27.7.2020.