Geske v EUIPO (revolutionary air pulse technology) (Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ T-634/18 (17 September 2019)

Geske v EUIPO (revolutionary air pulse technology) (Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ T-634/18 (17 September 2019)

The sign 'revolutionary air pulse technology' is directly and immediately understood by the relevant public as describing a characteristic of the goods and services, namely that they use a new and revolutionary air pulse technology. The combination does not create an impression sufficiently removed from the sum of...

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Citation
[2019] EUECJ T-634/18
Parties
Applicant: André Geske; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO)
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
EU Trademark Registration Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Trademark Law, Absolute Grounds for Refusal, Descriptiveness, Distinctiveness
Intellectual Property European Union Law Trademark Law Absolute Grounds for Refusal Descriptiveness Distinctiveness

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Parties

André Geske

Applicant

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

Respondent

Procedural Posture

EU Trademark Registration Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the sign 'revolutionary air pulse technology' is descriptive under Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001
  2. 2 Whether the sign lacks distinctiveness under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001

Ratio Decidendi

The sign 'revolutionary air pulse technology' is directly and immediately understood by the relevant public as describing a characteristic of the goods and services, namely that they use a new and revolutionary air pulse technology. The combination does not create an impression sufficiently removed from the sum of its parts to avoid descriptiveness. Therefore, the mark is descriptive under Article 7(1)(c) and cannot be registered.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal is rejected.
  • André Geske is ordered to pay the costs.