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Case T-55/23: Judgment of the General Court of 24 January 2024 — Tiendanimal v EUIPO — Salvana Tiernahrung (SALVAJE) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark SALVAJE — Earlier national word mark SALVANA — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001)

OJ C, C/2024/2162, 25.3.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2162/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/2024/2162/oj

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C/2024/2162

25.3.2024

Judgment of the General Court of 24 January 2024 — Tiendanimal v EUIPO — Salvana Tiernahrung (SALVAJE)

(Case T-55/23) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark SALVAJE - Earlier national word mark SALVANA - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(C/2024/2162)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Tiendanimal Comercio Electronico de Articulos para Mascotas, S.L, (Malaga, Spain) (represented by: S. Correa Rodríguez, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: P. Villani and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Salvana Tiernahrung GmbH, (Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, Germany) (represented by K. Wagner and M. Kefferpütz, lawyers)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 7 November 2022 (Case R 2192/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Tiendanimal Comercio Electronico de Articulos para Mascotas, S.L, in addition to bearing its own costs, to pay those incurred by Salvana Tiernahrung GmbH;

3.

Declares that the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear its own costs.


(1)   OJ C 112, 27.3.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2162/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)


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