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Document 62020TA0489

Case T-489/20: Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2021 — Eos Products v EUIPO (Shape of a spherical container) (EU trade mark — Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a spherical container — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctiveness — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2007/1001))

OJ C 431, 25.10.2021, p. 34–35 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

25.10.2021   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 431/34


Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2021 — Eos Products v EUIPO (Shape of a spherical container)

(Case T-489/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark - Shape of a spherical container - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctiveness - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2007/1001))

(2021/C 431/40)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Eos Products Sàrl (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: S. Stolzenburg-Wiemer, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka and M. Eberl, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 June 2020 (Case R 2017/2019-4), relating to an application for registration of a three-dimensional sign constituted by the shape of a spherical container as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Eos Products Sàrl to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 313, 21.9.2020.


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