uwe JetStream v EUIPO (JET STREAM) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ T-14/22 (23 November 2022)

uwe JetStream v EUIPO (JET STREAM) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ T-14/22 (23 November 2022)

The sign 'JET STREAM' is descriptive of the goods in class 7 (water circulation devices for pools, etc.) because it directly and immediately informs the relevant public (English-speaking professionals and general public) of the function and purpose of the goods, namely generating a strong water current. The...

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Citation
[2022] EUECJ T-14/22
Parties
Applicant: uwe JetStream GmbH; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO)
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
EU Trade Mark Annulment Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; application for annulment rejected.
Legal Topics
Trade Marks, Absolute Grounds for Refusal, Descriptiveness, Distinctiveness, EUIPO Procedure
Intellectual Property European Union Law Trade Marks Absolute Grounds for Refusal Descriptiveness Distinctiveness EUIPO Procedure

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Parties

uwe JetStream GmbH

Applicant

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

Respondent

Procedural Posture

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

  1. 1 Whether the sign 'JET STREAM' is descriptive of the goods 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

Ratio Decidendi

The sign 'JET STREAM' is descriptive of the goods in class 7 (water circulation devices for pools, etc.) because it directly and immediately informs the relevant public (English-speaking professionals and general public) of the function and purpose of the goods, namely generating a strong water current. The alternative meteorological meaning is irrelevant as it is not linked to the goods. The Board of Appeal was correct to refuse registration under Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; application for annulment rejected.

Orders

  • The appeal is rejected in its entirety.
  • uwe JetStream GmbH is ordered to pay the costs.