Trend Glass v EUIPO (ECO STORAGE) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ T-777/21 (21 December 2022)

Trend Glass v EUIPO (ECO STORAGE) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ T-777/21 (21 December 2022)

The sign 'ECO STORAGE' is descriptive of the goods in question (glassware, containers, etc.) as it directly indicates ecological storage, a characteristic of the goods, and the graphical elements do not alter this perception. The Board of Appeal did not err in law or procedure, and the applicant's arguments do not...

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Citation
[2022] EUECJ T-777/21
Parties
Applicant: Trend Glass sp. z o.o.; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO)
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
EU Trade Mark Annulment Action / Judgment on Application for Annulment of EUIPO Board of Appeal Decision
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Trade Marks, Absolute Grounds for Refusal, Descriptiveness, Distinctiveness, Obligation to State Reasons, Legal Certainty, Equality of Treatment
Intellectual Property EU Law Trade Marks Absolute Grounds for Refusal Descriptiveness Distinctiveness Obligation to State Reasons Legal Certainty +1 more

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Parties

Trend Glass sp. z o.o.

Applicant

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

Respondent

Procedural Posture

EU Trade Mark Annulment Action / Judgment on Application for Annulment of EUIPO Board of Appeal Decision

  1. 1 Whether the sign 'ECO STORAGE' is descriptive under Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001
  2. 2 Whether the sign lacks distinctiveness under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001
  3. 3 Whether the Board of Appeal failed to state reasons or breached principles of legal certainty and equal treatment

Ratio Decidendi

The sign 'ECO STORAGE' is descriptive of the goods in question (glassware, containers, etc.) as it directly indicates ecological storage, a characteristic of the goods, and the graphical elements do not alter this perception. The Board of Appeal did not err in law or procedure, and the applicant's arguments do not justify annulment.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • The action is dismissed in its entirety.
  • Trend Glass sp. z o.o. is ordered to pay the costs.