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Document 62020TA0250

Case T-250/20: Judgment of the General Court of 22 September 2021 — Moviescreens Rental v EUIPO — the airscreen company (AIRSCREEN) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark airscreen — Absolute grounds for refusal — No descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001))

OJ C 462, 15.11.2021, p. 41–42 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

15.11.2021   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 462/41


Judgment of the General Court of 22 September 2021 — Moviescreens Rental v EUIPO — the airscreen company (AIRSCREEN)

(Case T-250/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark airscreen - Absolute grounds for refusal - No descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001))

(2021/C 462/49)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Moviescreens Rental GmbH (Damme, Germany) (represented by: D. Schulz and P. Stelzig, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Manea and A. Söder, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: the airscreen company GmbH & Co. KG (Münster, Germany) (represented by: O. Spieker, A. Schönfleisch and N. Willich, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 February 2020 (Case R 2527/2018-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Moviescreens Rental and the airscreen company.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Moviescreens Rental GmbH to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 262, 10.8.2020.


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