Daimler Truck v EUIPO (TRUCKS YOU CAN TRUST) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2024] EUECJ T-548/23 (24 April 2024)

Daimler Truck v EUIPO (TRUCKS YOU CAN TRUST) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2024] EUECJ T-548/23 (24 April 2024)

The mark 'TRUCKS YOU CAN TRUST' will be perceived by the relevant public solely as a straightforward promotional slogan, not as an indication of commercial origin, and is thus devoid of the minimum distinctiveness required by Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.

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Citation
[2024] EUECJ T-548/23
Parties
Applicant: Daimler Truck AG; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO)
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
EU Trade Mark Annulment Action / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal
Outcome
Recourse rejected; each party to bear its own costs.
Legal Topics
Trade Marks, Absolute Grounds for Refusal, Distinctiveness, Slogans
Intellectual Property European Union Law Trade Marks Absolute Grounds for Refusal Distinctiveness Slogans

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Parties

Daimler Truck AG

Applicant

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

Respondent

Procedural Posture

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

  1. 1 Whether the mark 'TRUCKS YOU CAN TRUST' is distinctive under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 for the specified goods and services.

Ratio Decidendi

The mark 'TRUCKS YOU CAN TRUST' will be perceived by the relevant public solely as a straightforward promotional slogan, not as an indication of commercial origin, and is thus devoid of the minimum distinctiveness required by Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.

Court Disposition

Recourse rejected; each party to bear its own costs.

Orders

  • The action is dismissed.
  • Daimler Truck AG shall bear its own costs.