Moviescreens Rental v EUIPO - the airscreen company (AIRSCREEN) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2021] EUECJ T-250/20 (22 September 2021)

Moviescreens Rental v EUIPO - the airscreen company (AIRSCREEN) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2021] EUECJ T-250/20 (22 September 2021)

The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence that 'airscreen' was descriptive or lacked distinctiveness at the relevant date; most evidence was post-dated or not territorially relevant. The mark was not lexically attested or commonly used descriptively in the EU. The EUIPO and the court are not bound by...

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Citation
[2021] EUECJ T-250/20
Parties
Applicant: Moviescreens Rental GmbH; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO); Intervener: the airscreen company GmbH & Co. KG
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
EU Trade Mark Nullity Appeal / Judgment of General Court (second Chamber)
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Trade Mark Nullity, Distinctiveness, Descriptiveness, Procedural Admissibility
Intellectual Property EU Law Trade Mark Nullity Distinctiveness Descriptiveness Procedural Admissibility

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Parties

Moviescreens Rental GmbH

Applicant

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

Respondent

the airscreen company GmbH & Co. KG

Intervener

Procedural Posture

EU Trade Mark Nullity Appeal / Judgment of General Court (second Chamber)

  1. 1 Whether the mark 'airscreen' is descriptive under Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 40/94
  2. 2 Whether the mark lacks distinctiveness under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94
  3. 3 Admissibility of evidence submitted for the first time before the court

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant failed to provide sufficient evidence that 'airscreen' was descriptive or lacked distinctiveness at the relevant date; most evidence was post-dated or not territorially relevant. The mark was not lexically attested or commonly used descriptively in the EU. The EUIPO and the court are not bound by national or third-country decisions. The appeal is rejected.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal is rejected.
  • Moviescreens Rental GmbH is condemned to pay costs.