Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2021 – Eos Products v EUIPO (Shape of a spherical container)

(Case T-489/20) ¹

(EU trade mark – Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark – Shape of a spherical container – Absolute ground for refusal – Lack of distinctiveness —Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2007/1001))

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Eos Products Sàrl (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: S. Stolzenburg-Wiemer, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka and M. Eberl, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 June 2020 (Case R 2017/2019-4), relating to an application for registration of a three-dimensional sign constituted by the shape of a spherical container as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Dismisses the action;

2.    Orders Eos Products Sàrl to pay the costs.

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¹     OJ C 313, 21.9.2020.