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Document 62021TA0530
Case T-530/21: Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2022 — Pierre Lannier v EUIPO — Pierre Lang Trading (PL) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for an EU figurative mark representing the superposed capital letters ‘P’ and ‘L’ — Earlier EU figurative mark representing a mirror image combination of the superposed capital letters ‘P’ and ‘L’ — Admissibility of the appeal before the Board of Appeal — Locus standi — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-530/21: Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2022 — Pierre Lannier v EUIPO — Pierre Lang Trading (PL) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for an EU figurative mark representing the superposed capital letters ‘P’ and ‘L’ — Earlier EU figurative mark representing a mirror image combination of the superposed capital letters ‘P’ and ‘L’ — Admissibility of the appeal before the Board of Appeal — Locus standi — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-530/21: Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2022 — Pierre Lannier v EUIPO — Pierre Lang Trading (PL) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for an EU figurative mark representing the superposed capital letters ‘P’ and ‘L’ — Earlier EU figurative mark representing a mirror image combination of the superposed capital letters ‘P’ and ‘L’ — Admissibility of the appeal before the Board of Appeal — Locus standi — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
OJ C 63, 20.2.2023, p. 42–42
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
- Date of document:
- 14/12/2022
- Date lodged:
- 30/08/2021
- Author:
- General Court
- Form:
- Judicial information
- Authentic language:
- English
- Type of procedure:
- Action for annulment - unfounded
- Defendant:
- European Union Intellectual Property Office
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20.2.2023 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 63/42 |
Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2022 — Pierre Lannier v EUIPO — Pierre Lang Trading (PL)
(Case T-530/21) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for an EU figurative mark representing the superposed capital letters ‘P’ and ‘L’ - Earlier EU figurative mark representing a mirror image combination of the superposed capital letters ‘P’ and ‘L’ - Admissibility of the appeal before the Board of Appeal - Locus standi - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2023/C 63/52)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Pierre Lannier (Ernolsheim-lès-Saverne, France) (represented by: N. Boespflug, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Markakis, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Pierre Lang Trading GmbH (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: A. Ginzburg, lawyer)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 11 June 2021 (Case R 1915/2020-5).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders Pierre Lannier to pay the costs. |
