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Case T-623/21: Judgment of the General Court of 7 December 2022 — Puma v EUIPO — Vaillant (Puma) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark Puma — Earlier EU figurative mark PUMA — Relative ground for refusal — Damage to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

OJ C 35, 30.1.2023, p. 53–54 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

30.1.2023   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 35/53


Judgment of the General Court of 7 December 2022 — Puma v EUIPO — Vaillant (Puma)

(Case T-623/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark Puma - Earlier EU figurative mark PUMA - Relative ground for refusal - Damage to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2023/C 35/63)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Puma SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany) (represented by: M. Schunke and P. Trieb, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Schäfer, D. Stoyanova-Valchanova and E. Markakis, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Vaillant GmbH (Remscheid, Germany) (represented by: S. Abrar, lawyer)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 8 July 2021 (Case R 1875/2019-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Puma SE to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 471, 22.11.2021.


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