Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) of 23 September 2020

Tetra GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office

EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark Wave – Absolute ground for refusal – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

Case T-869/19


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
30/10/2020 Tetra v EUIPO - Neusta next (Wave)
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2020:447
23/09/2020 Tetra v EUIPO - Neusta next (Wave)
Judgment (Information)
ECLI:EU:T:2020:447
23/09/2020 Tetra v EUIPO - Neusta next (Wave)
Application (OJ)
07/02/2020 Tetra v EUIPO - Neusta next (Wave)
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Reports of Cases

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Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

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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
        4.11.03.01.02 Marks devoid of any distinctive character
          4.11.03.01.02.01 Advertising slogans
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
          4.11.03.01.13.02 Marks devoid of any distinctive character
            4.11.03.01.13.02.01 Word marks
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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Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 20/12/2019

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

23/09/2020


References

Publication in the Official Journal

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Name of the parties

Tetra v EUIPO - Neusta next (Wave)

Notes on Academic Writings

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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 : application granted

Formation of the Court

dixième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Kowalik-Bańczyk

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

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