Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2024 – Listan v EUIPO (Silent Loop)

(Case T-501/23)  (1)

(EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark Silent Loop - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(C/2024/3775)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Listan GmbH (Glinde, Germany) (represented by: S. Pietzcker and C. Spintig, lawyers)

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

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 8 June 2023 (Case R 187/2023-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders each party to bear its own costs.

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(1)   OJ C 338, 25.9.2023.