Order of the General Court of 26 February 2024 – Thomas Henry v EUIPO – Shanghai Chengzhi Enterprise Service Center (MATE)

(Case T-505/23)  (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Figurative EU mark MATE - Absolute ground for invalidity - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)

(C/2024/2626)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Thomas Henry GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: O. Spieker, D. Mienert, J. Si-Ha Selbmann and K. Uzman, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Shanghai Chengzhi Enterprise Service Center (Shanghai, China)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 21 June 2023 (Case R 2364/2022-4).

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C, C/2023/33, 9.10.2023.