CELEX: 62020TA0282
Language: en
Date: 2021-04-21 00:00:00
Title: Case T-282/20: Judgment of the General Court of 21 April 2021 — Apologistics v EUIPO — Kerckhoff (APO) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark APO — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Lack of distinctiveness — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001))

21.6.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 242/36
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 21 April 2021 — Apologistics v EUIPO — Kerckhoff (APO)
      (Case T-282/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark APO - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Lack of distinctiveness - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001))
      (2021/C 242/48)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Apologistics GmbH (Markkleeberg, Germany) (represented by: H. Hug and S. Schreiber, lawyers)
      
         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, intervener before the General Court: Markus Kerckhoff (Bergisch Gladbach, Germany) (represented by: M. Douglas, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 February 2020 (Case R 982/2019-5), concerning invalidity proceedings between M. Kerckhoff and Apologistics.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Apologistics GmbH to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 215, 29.6.2020.