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Document 62020TA0483
Case T-483/20: Judgment of the General Court of 19 January 2022 — Tecnica Group v EUIPO — Zeitneu (Shape of a boot) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU three-dimensional mark — Shape of a boot — Declaration of partial invalidity — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Decisions of EU trade mark courts ruling on an action for a declaration of non-infringement — Res judicata)
Case T-483/20: Judgment of the General Court of 19 January 2022 — Tecnica Group v EUIPO — Zeitneu (Shape of a boot) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU three-dimensional mark — Shape of a boot — Declaration of partial invalidity — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Decisions of EU trade mark courts ruling on an action for a declaration of non-infringement — Res judicata)
Case T-483/20: Judgment of the General Court of 19 January 2022 — Tecnica Group v EUIPO — Zeitneu (Shape of a boot) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU three-dimensional mark — Shape of a boot — Declaration of partial invalidity — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Decisions of EU trade mark courts ruling on an action for a declaration of non-infringement — Res judicata)
OJ C 119, 14.3.2022, 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)
OJ C 119, 14.3.2022, p. 14–14
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14.3.2022 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 119/34 |
Judgment of the General Court of 19 January 2022 — Tecnica Group v EUIPO — Zeitneu (Shape of a boot)
(Case T-483/20) (1)
(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU three-dimensional mark - Shape of a boot - Declaration of partial invalidity - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Decisions of EU trade mark courts ruling on an action for a declaration of non-infringement - Res judicata)
(2022/C 119/45)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Tecnica Group SpA (Giavera del Montello, Italy) (represented by: C. Sala, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Söder and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Zeitneu GmbH (Zürich, Switzerland) (represented by: K. Dumoulin, F. Hagemann, M. Giorcelli and M. Venturello, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 May 2020 (Case R 1093/2019-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Zeitneu and Tecnica Group.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Tecnica Group SpA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Zeitneu GmbH. |