Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 15 September 2021.#MHCS v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark depicting a shade of the colour orange – Absolute ground for refusal – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Examination of the facts of the EUIPO’s own motion – Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Nature of the mark – Colour mark – Right to be heard – Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001.#Case T-274/20.

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 15 September 2021.
MHCS v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark depicting a shade of the colour orange – Absolute ground for refusal – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Examination of the facts of the EUIPO’s own motion – Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Nature of the mark – Colour mark – Right to be heard – Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001.
Case T-274/20.

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 15 September 2021.
MHCS v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark depicting a shade of the colour orange – Absolute ground for refusal – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Examination of the facts of the EUIPO’s own motion – Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Nature of the mark – Colour mark – Right to be heard – Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001.
Case T-274/20.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2021:592