Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 23 October 2024.#Jima Projects v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark representing two parallel stripes on the side of a sports shoe – Absolute ground for refusal – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Obligation to state reasons – Right to property – Legal certainty – Legitimate expectations.#Case T-307/23.