Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 24 March 2021

Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office

EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU mark consisting of a combination of the colours grey and orange – Absolute ground for refusal – Article 4 and Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Sufficiently clear and precise graphic representation – Requirement for a systematic arrangement associating the colours in a predetermined and uniform way

Case T-193/18

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(Contested decision: R 200/2017-2)

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