Judgment of the General Court of 7 February 2024 – Polaroid IP v EUIPO – Klimeck (Representation of a square placed inside a rectangle)
(Case T-591/22) 1
(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark representing a square placed inside a rectangle – Absolute ground for invalidity – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Polaroid IP BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: G. Vos, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Raponi and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Thomas Klimeck (Kevelaer, Germany) (represented by: C. Tenkhoff and T. Herzog, lawyers)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 30 June 2022 (Case R 1646/2021-4).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Polaroid IP BV to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 441, 21.11.2022.