Cellphenomics v EUIPO (CellCompDx) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2024] EUECJ T-512/23 (15 May 2024)

Cellphenomics v EUIPO (CellCompDx) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2024] EUECJ T-512/23 (15 May 2024)

The sign 'CellCompDx' is descriptive for the goods and services claimed, as it will be perceived by the relevant English-speaking public as referring to a 'diagnosis of cell composition', and there is a sufficiently direct and concrete link between the sign and the characteristics of the goods and services....

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Citation
[2024] EUECJ T-512/23
Parties
Applicant: Cellphenomics GmbH; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO)
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
EU Trade Mark Annulment Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; application for annulment and alteration of the EUIPO decision rejected.
Legal Topics
EU Trade Mark, Absolute Grounds for Refusal, Descriptiveness, Distinctiveness
Intellectual Property European Union Law EU Trade Mark Absolute Grounds for Refusal Descriptiveness Distinctiveness

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Parties

Cellphenomics GmbH

Applicant

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

Respondent

Procedural Posture

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

  1. 1 Whether the sign 'CellCompDx' 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 'CellCompDx' is descriptive for the goods and services claimed, as it will be perceived by the relevant English-speaking public as referring to a 'diagnosis of cell composition', and there is a sufficiently direct and concrete link between the sign and the characteristics of the goods and services. Therefore, registration must be refused under Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; application for annulment and alteration of the EUIPO decision rejected.

Orders

  • The appeal is rejected.
  • Each party shall bear its own costs.