Monthly Archives: November 2022

CELEX:62021TA0686: Case T-686/21: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Task Food v EUIPO — Foodtastic (ENERGY CAKE) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark ENERGY CAKE — Declaration of invalidity — Absolute grounds for invalidity — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/2011))

CELEX:62021TA0706: Case T-706/21: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Balaban v EUIPO (Stahlwerkstatt) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark Stahlwerkstatt — Absolute grounds for refusal — No distinctive character — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

CELEX:62021TA0705: Case T-705/21: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Balaban v EUIPO (Stahlwerk) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark STAHLWERK — Absolute grounds for refusal — No distinctive character — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

CELEX:62021TA0609: Case T-609/21: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Privatbrauerei Eichbaum v EUIPO — Anchor Brewing Company (STEAM) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark STEAM — Genuine use of the mark — Nature of use — Article 18(1), second subparagraph, heading (a), and Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Obligation to state reasons — Right to be heard — Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

CELEX:62021TA0607: Case T-607/21: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Blueroots Technology v EUIPO — Rezk-Salama and Breitlauch (SKILLTREE STUDIOS) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark SKILLTREE STUDIOS — Absolute grounds for refusal — Lack of descriptive character — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

CELEX:62021TA0498: Case T-498/21: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Lotion v EUIPO (BLACK IRISH) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark BLACK IRISH — Absolute grounds for refusal — No distinctive character — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Equal treatment — Obligation to state reasons — Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

CELEX:62021TA0423: Case T-423/21: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Gioioso v EUIPO — Maxi Di (MARE GIOIOSO di Sebastiano IMPORT EXPORT) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark MARE GIOIOSO di Sebastiano IMPORT EXPORT — Earlier national figurative mark GIOIA DI MARE — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

CELEX:62021TA0417: Case T-417/21: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Itinerant Show Room v EUIPO — Save the Duck (ITINERANT) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark ITINERANT — Earlier EU figurative mark representing a duck singing in a circle — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Similarity — Repute — Link — Unfair advantage — No due cause — Article 95(2) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Article 27(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 — Document produced for the first time before the Board of Appeal — Inadmissibility)

CELEX:62019TB0718: Case T-718/19: Order of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — The Weir Group and Others v Commission

CELEX:62019TB0712: Case T-712/19: Order of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Hikma Pharmaceuticals and Hikma Pharmaceuticals International v Commission