Case T-573/18: Judgment of the General Court of 5 February 2020 — Hickies v EUIPO (Shape of a shoe lace) (EU trade mark — Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a shoe lace — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Protection of a right relating to an earlier design — Evidence submitted for the first time before the Court)