CELEX: 62020TB0019
Language: en
Date: 2021-02-12 00:00:00
Title: Case T-19/20: Order of the General Court of 12 February 2021 — sprd.net v EUIPO — Shirtlabor (I love) (Action for annulment — EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark I love — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Trade mark consisting of an advertising slogan — Obligation to state reasons — Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Inapplicability of Article 16(1)(a) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 — Admissibility of evidence — Article 97(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Impartiality — Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)

19.4.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 138/31
            
         
      Order of the General Court of 12 February 2021 — sprd.net v EUIPO — Shirtlabor (I love)
      (Case T-19/20) (1)
      
      (Action for annulment - EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark I love - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Trade mark consisting of an advertising slogan - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Inapplicability of Article 16(1)(a) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 - Admissibility of evidence - Article 97(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Impartiality - Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
      (2021/C 138/42)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: sprd.net AG (Leipzig, Germany) (represented by: J. Hellenbrand, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Shirtlabor GmbH (Münster, Germany) (represented by: O. Wallscheid, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 October 2019 (Case R 5/2019-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Shirtlabor and sprd.net.
      
         Operative part of the order
      
      
                  1.
               
               
                  The action is dismissed.
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  sprd.net AG shall pay its own costs and the costs incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Shirtlabor GmbH shall bear its own costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 68, 2.3.2020.