BSH Hausgerate v EUIPO (Home Connect) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2020] EUECJ T-152/20 (02 December 2020)

BSH Hausgerate v EUIPO (Home Connect) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2020] EUECJ T-152/20 (02 December 2020)

The sign 'Home Connect', including its figurative elements, is descriptive of the relevant goods and services under Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001, as it directly refers to the connection or communication with a home, particularly in the context of home automation and related products. The figurative...

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Citation
[2020] EUECJ T-152/20
Parties
Applicant: BSH Hausgeräte 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; registration refused.
Legal Topics
EU Trade Mark, Absolute Grounds for Refusal, Descriptiveness, Distinctiveness, Figurative Marks
Intellectual Property European Union Law EU Trade Mark Absolute Grounds for Refusal Descriptiveness Distinctiveness Figurative Marks

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Parties

BSH Hausgeräte 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 sign 'Home Connect' 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 'Home Connect', including its figurative elements, is descriptive of the relevant goods and services under Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001, as it directly refers to the connection or communication with a home, particularly in the context of home automation and related products. The figurative elements do not alter or distract from the descriptive meaning. Consequently, the sign also lacks distinctiveness under Article 7(1)(b).

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; registration refused.

Orders

  • The appeal is rejected.
  • BSH Hausgeräte GmbH is ordered to pay the costs.