14.3.2022   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 119/40


Judgment of the General Court of 26 January 2022 — CNH Industrial v EUIPO (SOILXPLORER)

(Case T-300/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark SOILXPLORER - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2022/C 119/55)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: CNH Industrial NV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: L. Axel Karnøe Søndergaard, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 March 2021 (Case R 386/2021-5), relating to an application for registration of the word sign SOILXPLORER as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders CNH Industrial NV to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 297, 26.7.2021.