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Case T-276/22: Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Groz-Beckert v EUIPO (Position of the colours white, red and dark green on cuboid packaging) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU trade mark consisting in the application of the colours white, red and dark green to cuboid packaging — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Examination of the facts of EUIPO’s own motion — Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

OJ C, C/2023/321, 30.10.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/321/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/321/oj

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C/2023/321

30.10.2023

Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Groz-Beckert v EUIPO (Position of the colours white, red and dark green on cuboid packaging)

(Case T-276/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU trade mark consisting in the application of the colours white, red and dark green to cuboid packaging - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Examination of the facts of EUIPO’s own motion - Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(C/2023/321)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Groz-Beckert KG (Albstadt, Germany) (represented by: M. Nielen and U. Kaufmann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Ringelhann and T. Klee, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 2 March 2022 (Case R 1447/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Groz-Beckert KG to pay the costs.


(1)   OJ C 257, 4.7.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/321/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)


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