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Case T-45/22: Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Weider Germany v EUIPO — Den i Nosht (YIPPIE!) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark YIPPIE! — Earlier EU word mark Yuppie — Relative ground for invalidity — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 57(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) of Regulation 2017/1001))

OJ C, C/2023/521, 6.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/521/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/521/oj

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C/2023/521

6.11.2023

Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Weider Germany v EUIPO — Den i Nosht (YIPPIE!)

(Case T-45/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark YIPPIE! - Earlier EU word mark Yuppie - Relative ground for invalidity - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 57(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) of Regulation 2017/1001))

(C/2023/521)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Weider Germany GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: T. Pfeifer and N. Böhmer, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Ringelhann and E. Markakis, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Den i Nosht OOD (Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria) (represented by: I. Pakidanska, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 12 November 2021 (Case R 2227/2020-1)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Weider Germany GmbH to pay the costs.


(1)   OJ C 109, 7.3.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/521/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)


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