easyCosmetic Swiss v EUIPO - UWI Unternehmensberatungs- und Wirtschaftsinformations (easycosmetic) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2020] EUECJ T-858/19 (09 December 2020)

easyCosmetic Swiss v EUIPO - UWI Unternehmensberatungs- und Wirtschaftsinformations (easycosmetic) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2020] EUECJ T-858/19 (09 December 2020)

The mark 'easycosmetic' is a straightforward combination of two basic English words, both of which are descriptive of the goods and services in question. The combination does not create an impression sufficiently removed from the sum of its parts, and is therefore descriptive under Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No...

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Citation
[2020] EUECJ T-858/19
Parties
Applicant: easyCosmetic Swiss GmbH; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO); Intervener: UWI Unternehmensberatungs- und Wirtschaftsinformations GmbH
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
EU Trade Mark Annulment Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Trade Marks, Absolute Grounds for Refusal, Descriptiveness, Distinctiveness, Nullity Proceedings
Intellectual Property European Union Law Trade Marks Absolute Grounds for Refusal Descriptiveness Distinctiveness Nullity Proceedings

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Parties

easyCosmetic Swiss GmbH

Applicant

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

Respondent

UWI Unternehmensberatungs- und Wirtschaftsinformations GmbH

Intervener

Procedural Posture

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

  1. 1 Whether the mark 'easycosmetic' is descriptive of the goods and services for which it is registered under Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009
  2. 2 Whether the mark possesses the required distinctiveness under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009

Ratio Decidendi

The mark 'easycosmetic' is a straightforward combination of two basic English words, both of which are descriptive of the goods and services in question. The combination does not create an impression sufficiently removed from the sum of its parts, and is therefore descriptive under Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009. The appeal is rejected.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal is rejected.
  • EasyCosmetic Swiss GmbH is ordered to pay its own costs and those of EUIPO.