Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 6 October 2021.#M/S. Indeutsch International v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark representing chevrons between two parallel lines – Absolute ground for refusal – Sign of which an EU trade mark may consist – Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) – Obligation to rule on the action – Article 71(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Cross-claim.#Case T-124/20.

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 6 October 2021.
M/S. Indeutsch International v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark representing chevrons between two parallel lines – Absolute ground for refusal – Sign of which an EU trade mark may consist – Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) – Obligation to rule on the action – Article 71(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Cross-claim.
Case T-124/20.

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 6 October 2021.
M/S. Indeutsch International v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark representing chevrons between two parallel lines – Absolute ground for refusal – Sign of which an EU trade mark may consist – Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) – Obligation to rule on the action – Article 71(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Cross-claim.
Case T-124/20.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2021:668