1.8.2022   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 294/30


Judgment of the General Court of 8 June 2022 — Vitronic v EUIPO (Enforcement Trailer)

(Case T-433/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark Enforcement Trailer - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Article 7(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(2022/C 294/43)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Vitronic Dr.-Ing. Stein Bildverarbeitungssysteme GmbH (Wiesbaden, Germany) (represented by: D. Tsoumanis, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Klee and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 18 May 2021 (Case R 236/2021-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Vitronic Dr.-Ing. Stein Bildverarbeitungssysteme GmbH to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 357, 6.9.2021.