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(Case T-105/19) (*)
(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark representing a chequerboard pattern - Absolute grounds for refusal - No distinctive character - Well-known facts - Distinctive character acquired through use - Overall assessment of the evidence of the distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(1)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Article 59(1) and (2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(2020/C 255/20)
Language of the case: English
Applicant: Louis Vuitton Malletier (Paris, France) (represented by: P. Roncaglia, G. Lazzeretti, F. Rossi, N. Parrotta and P.-Y. Gautier, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: V. Ruzek and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Norbert Wisniewski (Warsaw, Poland)
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 November 2018 (Case R 274/2017-2) relating to invalidity proceedings between Mr Wisniewski and Louis Vuitton Malletier.
The Court:
1.Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 22 November 2018 (Case R 274/2017-2);
2.Orders EUIPO to bear the costs.
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Language of the case: English
ECLI:EU:C:2020:255
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(*) Language of the case: English.