Order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 2 June 2021.#Birkenstock Sales GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#Action for annulment – EU trade mark – Application for an EU trade mark consisting in wavy crisscrossing lines on the sole of a shoe – 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) – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law.#Case T-365/20.

Order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 2 June 2021.
Birkenstock Sales GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
Action for annulment – EU trade mark – Application for an EU trade mark consisting in wavy crisscrossing lines on the sole of a shoe – 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) – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law.
Case T-365/20.

Order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 2 June 2021.
Birkenstock Sales GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
Action for annulment – EU trade mark – Application for an EU trade mark consisting in wavy crisscrossing lines on the sole of a shoe – 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) – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law.
Case T-365/20.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2021:319