dennree v EUIPO (BioMarkt) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ T-641/21 (13 July 2022)

dennree v EUIPO (BioMarkt) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ T-641/21 (13 July 2022)

The sign 'BioMarkt' is directly and immediately understood by the relevant German-speaking public as referring to a market for organic products, thus descriptive of the goods and services claimed. The figurative elements are banal and do not confer distinctiveness. Prior EUIPO practice or registrations do not...

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Citation
[2022] EUECJ T-641/21
Parties
Applicant: dennree GmbH; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO)
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
EU Trade Mark Annulment Action / Judgment on Merits at General Court (t 641/21)
Outcome
Recourse dismissed; applicant condemned to costs.
Legal Topics
EU Trade Mark, Absolute Grounds for Refusal, Distinctiveness, Descriptiveness, Article 7(1)(b) and (c) Regulation (eu) 2017/1001
Intellectual Property European Union Law EU Trade Mark Absolute Grounds for Refusal Distinctiveness Descriptiveness Article 7(1)(b) and (c) Regulation (eu) 2017/1001

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Parties

dennree GmbH

Applicant

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

Respondent

Procedural Posture

EU Trade Mark Annulment Action / Judgment on Merits at General Court (t 641/21)

  1. 1 Whether the sign 'BioMarkt' is descriptive under Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001
  2. 2 Whether the figurative elements confer distinctiveness to the mark
  3. 3 Whether prior EUIPO practice or earlier registrations are binding

Ratio Decidendi

The sign 'BioMarkt' is directly and immediately understood by the relevant German-speaking public as referring to a market for organic products, thus descriptive of the goods and services claimed. The figurative elements are banal and do not confer distinctiveness. Prior EUIPO practice or registrations do not override the absolute grounds for refusal under Article 7(1)(c).

Court Disposition

Recourse dismissed; applicant condemned to costs.

Orders

  • The action is dismissed.
  • dennree GmbH is ordered to pay the costs.