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Case C-93/23 P: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 23 January 2025 – European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v Neoperl AG (Appeal – EU trade mark – Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Article 4 – Signs of which an EU trade mark may consist – Application for registration of a tactile position mark representing a cylindrical sanitary insert – Article 7 – Absolute grounds for refusal – Obligation to examine at the outset the ground for refusal laid down in Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 – None – Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Article 72(3) – Power of the General Court to alter the decision of the Board of Appeal – Limits)
Case C-93/23 P: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 23 January 2025 – European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v Neoperl AG (Appeal – EU trade mark – Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Article 4 – Signs of which an EU trade mark may consist – Application for registration of a tactile position mark representing a cylindrical sanitary insert – Article 7 – Absolute grounds for refusal – Obligation to examine at the outset the ground for refusal laid down in Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 – None – Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Article 72(3) – Power of the General Court to alter the decision of the Board of Appeal – Limits)
Case C-93/23 P: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 23 January 2025 – European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v Neoperl AG (Appeal – EU trade mark – Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Article 4 – Signs of which an EU trade mark may consist – Application for registration of a tactile position mark representing a cylindrical sanitary insert – Article 7 – Absolute grounds for refusal – Obligation to examine at the outset the ground for refusal laid down in Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 – None – Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Article 72(3) – Power of the General Court to alter the decision of the Board of Appeal – Limits)
OJ C, C/2025/1511, 17.3.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1511/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)
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Official Journal |
EN C series |
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C/2025/1511 |
17.3.2025 |
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 23 January 2025 – European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v Neoperl AG
(Case C-93/23 P) (1)
(Appeal - EU trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 4 - Signs of which an EU trade mark may consist - Application for registration of a tactile position mark representing a cylindrical sanitary insert - Article 7 - Absolute grounds for refusal - Obligation to examine at the outset the ground for refusal laid down in Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 - None - Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Article 72(3) - Power of the General Court to alter the decision of the Board of Appeal - Limits)
(C/2025/1511)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Appellant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: D. Hanf, T. Klee and E. Markakis, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings: Neoperl AG (represented by: C. Mertzlufft-Paufler, M. Nielen and C. Schrempp, Rechtsanwälte)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 7 December 2022, Neoperl v EUIPO (Representation of a cylindrical sanitary insert) (T-487/21, EU:T:2022:780); |
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Refers Case T-487/21 back to the General Court of the European Union; |
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Reserves the costs. |
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1511/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)