Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 29 March 2019

All Star CV v European Union Intellectual Property Office

EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a shoe sole — Well-known facts — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3) and Article 52(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(3) and Article 59(2) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Rejection of the request to hold a hearing before the Board of Appeal — Article 77 of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 96(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

Case T-611/17

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(Contested decision: R 952/2014-4)

• (Appeal Case before the Court of Justice C-461/19 P)