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... – Article 7(1)(b) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

In Case T‑523/20,

Setarcos Consulting ltd., established in Sliema (Malta), represented by S. Stafylakis, lawyer,

applicant,

v

European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), represented by D. Walicka and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents,

defendant,

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 June 2020 (Case R 2806/2019‑5), regarding an application for registration of the word sign Blockchain Island as an EU trade mark,

THE GENERAL COURT (Second Chamber),

composed of V. Tomljenović, President, F. Schalin and I. Nõmm (Rapporteur), Judges,

Registrar: E. Coulon,

having regard to the application lodged at the Court Registry on 18 August 2020,

having regard to the response lodged at the Court Registry on 19 November 2020,

having regard to the fact that no request for a hearing was submitted by the parties within three weeks after service of notification of the close of the written part of the procedure, and having decided to rule on the action without an oral part of the procedure, pursuant to Article 106(3) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court,

gives the following

Judgment

Background to the dispute

1. On 27 February 2019, the applicant, Setarcos Consulting ltd., filed an application for registration of an EU trade mark with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark (OJ 2017 L ...