Ortlieb Sportartikel v EUIPO (Representation d'un polygone octogonal) (Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ T-449/18 (06 June 2019)

Ortlieb Sportartikel v EUIPO (Representation d'un polygone octogonal) (Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ T-449/18 (06 June 2019)

The mark, consisting solely of a monochrome octagonal polygon, lacks any visually striking or memorable features and will be perceived by the average consumer as a decorative or functional element, not as an indication of commercial origin. Therefore, it does not possess the minimum distinctiveness required under...

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Citation
[2019] EUECJ T-449/18
Parties
Applicant: Ortlieb Sportartikel GmbH; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO)
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
EU Trademark Registration Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; application for trademark registration refused.
Legal Topics
Absolute Grounds for Refusal, Distinctiveness of Figurative Marks, EU Trademark Registration, Article 7(1)(b) Regulation (eu) 2017/1001
Intellectual Property Trademark Law Absolute Grounds for Refusal Distinctiveness of Figurative Marks EU Trademark Registration Article 7(1)(b) Regulation (eu) 2017/1001

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Parties

Ortlieb Sportartikel GmbH

Applicant

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

Respondent

Procedural Posture

EU Trademark Registration Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the figurative mark representing an octagonal polygon possesses the distinctiveness required for EU trademark registration under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.

Ratio Decidendi

The mark, consisting solely of a monochrome octagonal polygon, lacks any visually striking or memorable features and will be perceived by the average consumer as a decorative or functional element, not as an indication of commercial origin. Therefore, it does not possess the minimum distinctiveness required under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; application for trademark registration refused.

Orders

  • The appeal is rejected.
  • Ortlieb Sportartikel GmbH is ordered to pay the costs.