Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 19 January 2022

Tecnica Group SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office

EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU three-dimensional mark – Shape of a boot – Declaration of partial invalidity – 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) – Decisions of EU trade mark courts ruling on an action for a declaration of non-infringement – Res judicata

Case T-483/20

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(Contested decision: R 1093/2019-1)