Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 15 September 2021

MHCS v European Union Intellectual Property Office

EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark depicting a shade of the colour orange – Absolute ground for refusal – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Examination of the facts of the EUIPO’s own motion – Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Nature of the mark – Colour mark – Right to be heard – Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001

Case T-274/20

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(Contested decision: R 2392/2018-1)