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Document 62020TA0211
Case T-211/20: Judgment of the General Court of 20 October 2021 — Square v EUIPO — ($ Cash App) (EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark $ Cash App — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Right to be heard — Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Case T-211/20: Judgment of the General Court of 20 October 2021 — Square v EUIPO — ($ Cash App) (EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark $ Cash App — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Right to be heard — Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Case T-211/20: Judgment of the General Court of 20 October 2021 — Square v EUIPO — ($ Cash App) (EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark $ Cash App — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Right to be heard — Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
OJ C 502, 13.12.2021, pp. 22–23
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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13.12.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 502/22 |
Judgment of the General Court of 20 October 2021 — Square v EUIPO — ($ Cash App)
(Case T-211/20) (1)
(EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark $ Cash App - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Right to be heard - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(2021/C 502/34)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Square, Inc. (San Francisco, California, United States) (represented by: M. Hawkins, Solicitor, and by K. Lüder and T. Dolde, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Lapinskaite, J. Crespo Carrillo and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 February 2020 (Case R 810/2019-1), relating to the international registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark $ Cash App.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Square, Inc. to bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). |