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Lotus Bakeries v EUIPO () and blanche)

JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT (First Chamber)26 March 2025 (*)( EU trade mark – Application for an EU trade mark consisting of a combination of the colours red and white – Absolute ground for refusal – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Proportionality – Equal treatment – Obligation to state reasons – Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Request for referral to the Grand Chamber – Article 28 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court )In Case T‑10...
JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT (First Chamber)26 March 2025 (*)( EU trade mark – Application for an EU trade mark consisting of a combination of the colours red and white – Absolute ground for refusal – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Proportionality – Equal treatment – Obligation to state reasons – Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Request for referral to the Grand Chamber – Article 28 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court )In Case T‑1096/23,Lotus Bakeries, established in Lembeke (Belgium), represented by C. Gommers and E. de Pauw, lawyers,applicant,v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), represented by T. Klee and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents,defendant,THE GENERAL COURT (First Chamber),composed of M. Brkan, acting as President, T. Tóth (Rapporteur) and S. L. Kalėda, Judges,Registrar: H. Eriksson, Administrator,having regard to the written part of the procedure,further to the hearing on 10 September 2024,gives the following Judgment 1        By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant, Lotus Bakeries, seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 21 September 2023 (Case R 730/2023-1) (‘the contested decision’). Background to the dispute 2        On 22 February 2022, the applicant filed with EUIPO an application for registration of an EU trade mark in respect of a colour sign consisting of the following combination of...

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