Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 9 September 2020.#Kludi GmbH & Co. KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark ADLON – Earlier EU word mark ADLON – Proof of the reputation of the earlier mark – Rule 19 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 7 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625) – Temporal application of the law – Late submission of documents – Board of Appeal’s discretion – Article 95(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Relative ground for refusal – Damage to reputation – Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier trade mark.#Case T-144/19.

Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 9 September 2020.
Kludi GmbH & Co. KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark ADLON – Earlier EU word mark ADLON – Proof of the reputation of the earlier mark – Rule 19 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 7 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625) – Temporal application of the law – Late submission of documents – Board of Appeal’s discretion – Article 95(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Relative ground for refusal – Damage to reputation – Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier trade mark.
Case T-144/19.

Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 9 September 2020.
Kludi GmbH & Co. KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark ADLON – Earlier EU word mark ADLON – Proof of the reputation of the earlier mark – Rule 19 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 7 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625) – Temporal application of the law – Late submission of documents – Board of Appeal’s discretion – Article 95(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Relative ground for refusal – Damage to reputation – Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier trade mark.
Case T-144/19.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2020:404