Agencja Wydawnicza Technopol v EUIPO (200 PANORAMICZNYCH) (Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ T-117/18 (26 June 2019)

Agencja Wydawnicza Technopol v EUIPO (200 PANORAMICZNYCH) (Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ T-117/18 (26 June 2019)

The Court held that the marks in question are descriptive for the relevant public, as the combination of a number and the term 'panoramicznych' directly indicates the number of panoramic crosswords in the magazines, and thus describes a characteristic of the goods. The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence...

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Citation
[2019] EUECJ T-117/18
Parties
Applicant: Agencja Wydawnicza Technopol sp. z o. o.; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO)
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
EU Trademark Registration Appeal / Judgment on Joined Appeals Against EUIPO Board of Appeal Decisions
Outcome
Appeals dismissed
Legal Topics
Trademark Law, Absolute Grounds for Refusal, Descriptiveness, Acquired Distinctiveness, EUIPO Procedure
Intellectual Property European Union Law Trademark Law Absolute Grounds for Refusal Descriptiveness Acquired Distinctiveness EUIPO Procedure

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Parties

Agencja Wydawnicza Technopol sp. z o. o.

Applicant

Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

EU Trademark Registration Appeal / Judgment on Joined Appeals Against EUIPO Board of Appeal Decisions

  1. 1 Whether the verbal signs 200 PANORAMICZNYCH, 300 PANORAMICZNYCH, 400 PANORAMICZNYCH, 500 PANORAMICZNYCH, and 1000 PANORAMICZNYCH are descriptive under Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation 2017/1001
  2. 2 Whether the marks have acquired distinctiveness through use under Article 7(3) of Regulation 2017/1001
  3. 3 Whether the Board of Appeal committed a misuse of power or procedural error

Ratio Decidendi

The Court held that the marks in question are descriptive for the relevant public, as the combination of a number and the term 'panoramicznych' directly indicates the number of panoramic crosswords in the magazines, and thus describes a characteristic of the goods. The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence that the marks had acquired distinctiveness through use prior to the application date, as the evidence did not show that the public perceives the marks as indicators of commercial origin. The Court also found no procedural error or misuse of power by the EUIPO.

Court Disposition

Appeals dismissed

Orders

  • The actions are dismissed.
  • The applicant is ordered to pay the costs.