Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) of 12 May 2021

Bavaria Weed GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office

EU trade mark – Application for the EU figurative mark BavariaWeed – Absolute ground for refusal – Trade mark contrary to public policy – Article 7(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Article 7(2) of Regulation 2017/1001

Case T-178/20


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Link
Application (OJ)
15/05/2020 Bavaria Weed v EUIPO (BavariaWeed)
Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
- Trade marks
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  • - Trade marks
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment (Information)
ECLI:EU:T:2021:259		 12/05/2021 Bavaria Weed v EUIPO (BavariaWeed)
Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
- Trade marks
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  • - Trade marks
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2021:259		 12/05/2021 Bavaria Weed v EUIPO (BavariaWeed)
Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
- Trade marks
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  • - Trade marks
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EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment (OJ)
11/06/2021 Bavaria Weed v EUIPO (BavariaWeed)
Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
- Trade marks
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  • - Trade marks
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

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Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.06 Marks contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.06 Marks contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.06 Marks contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.13 Signs examined
          4.11.03.01.13.06 Marks contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality
            4.11.03.01.13.06.02 Figurative marks
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.06 Marks contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.04 Procedure and legal proceedings
        4.11.03.04.03 Appeals
          4.11.03.04.03.02 Actions before the Courts of the European Union
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.00 General
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.00 General


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References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 06/04/2020

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

12/05/2021


References

Publication in the Official Journal

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Name of the parties

Bavaria Weed v EUIPO (BavariaWeed)

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Basire, Yann: RMUE 2017/1001, art. 7, §1 sous f) et §2 – Contrariété à l’ordre public – Marque figurative, Propriétés intellectuelles 2022, n° 82, p. 88-90 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  • - Trade marks

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

dixième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Kornezov

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

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