CELEX: 62021TA0252
Language: en
Date: 2022-03-23 00:00:00
Title: Case T-252/21: Judgment of the General Court of 23 March 2022 — Hrebenyuk v EUIPO (Shape of a stand-up collar) (EU trade mark — Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a stand-up collar — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

16.5.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 198/44
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 23 March 2022 — Hrebenyuk v EUIPO (Shape of a stand-up collar)
      (Case T-252/21) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark - Shape of a stand-up collar - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2022/C 198/63)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Anna Hrebenyuk (Griesheim, Germany) (represented by: H.-J. Ruhl, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Markakis, acting as Agent)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 February 2021 (Case R 1902/2020-5), concerning an application for registration of a three-dimensional sign consisting of the shape of a stand-up collar as an EU trade mark.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Ms Anna Hrebenyuk to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 263, 5.7.2021.