Judgment of the General Court of 21 January 2026 – HTG v EUIPO (DEINS)

(Case T-266/25)  (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark DEINS - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(C/2026/1219)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: HTG GmbH (Iserlohn, Germany) (represented by: I. Selting, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Nicolás Gómez, acting as Agent)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 14 February 2025 (Case R 1971/2024-5).

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, C/2025/3082 of 10.6.2025.