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Case T-183/20: Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — Schneider v EUIPO — Raths (Teslaplatte) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark Teslaplatte — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

OJ C 278, 12.7.2021, p. 43–44 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

12.7.2021   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 278/43


Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — Schneider v EUIPO — Raths (Teslaplatte)

(Case T-183/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark Teslaplatte - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2021/C 278/60)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Christian Schneider (Leverkusen, Germany) (represented by: R. Buttron, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Oliver Raths (Männedorf, Switzerland) (represented by: G. Jacobs and M. Maybaum, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 January 2020 (Case R 247/2019-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Mr Raths and Mr Schneider.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Mr Christian Schneider to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 191, 8.6.2020.


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