Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2024 – Listan v EUIPO (Silent Loop)

(Case T-501/23) ¹

(EU trade mark – International registration designating the European Union – Word mark Silent Loop – Absolute grounds for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Listan GmbH (Glinde, Germany) (represented by: S. Pietzcker and C. Spintig, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, acting as Agent)

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 8 June 2023 (Case R 187/2023-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Dismisses the action;

2.    Orders each party to bear its own costs.

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¹     OJ C 338, 25.9.2023.