bet-at-home.com Entertainment v EUIPO (bet-at-home) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ T-640/21 (29 June 2022)

bet-at-home.com Entertainment v EUIPO (bet-at-home) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ T-640/21 (29 June 2022)

The figurative element (green arc) is a simple, decorative shape that does not enable the relevant public to identify the commercial origin of the services. The verbal element 'bet-at-home' is descriptive of the services. The mark as a whole lacks distinctiveness and is descriptive under Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of...

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Citation
[2022] EUECJ T-640/21
Parties
Applicant: bet-at-home.com Entertainment GmbH; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO)
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
EU Trade Mark Registration Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Trade Marks, Absolute Grounds for Refusal, Distinctiveness, Descriptiveness
Intellectual Property European Union Law Trade Marks Absolute Grounds for Refusal Distinctiveness Descriptiveness

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Parties

bet-at-home.com Entertainment GmbH

Applicant

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

Respondent

Procedural Posture

EU Trade Mark Registration Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the figurative EU trade mark 'bet-at-home' is distinctive under Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001
  2. 2 Whether the mark is descriptive of the services for which registration is sought

Ratio Decidendi

The figurative element (green arc) is a simple, decorative shape that does not enable the relevant public to identify the commercial origin of the services. The verbal element 'bet-at-home' is descriptive of the services. The mark as a whole lacks distinctiveness and is descriptive under Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The action is dismissed in its entirety.
  • bet-at-home.com Entertainment GmbH is ordered to pay the costs.