Judgment of the General Court of 17 April 2024 – Escobar v EUIPO (Pablo Escobar)

(Case T-255/23) ¹

(EU trade mark – Application for the EU word mark Pablo Escobar – Absolute ground for refusal – Trade mark contrary to public policy and to accepted principles of morality – Article 7(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Presumption of innocence)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Escobar Inc. (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, United States) (represented by: D. Slopek, lawyer)

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

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 21 February 2023 (Case R 1364/2022-5).

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 252, 17.7.2023.