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Case T-264/22: Order of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Suicha v EUIPO — Michael Kors (Switzerland) International (MK MARKTOMI MARKTOMI) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark MK MARKTOMI — Earlier EU figurative mark MK MICHAEL KORS — Relative ground for invalidity — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Case T-264/22: Order of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Suicha v EUIPO — Michael Kors (Switzerland) International (MK MARKTOMI MARKTOMI) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark MK MARKTOMI — Earlier EU figurative mark MK MICHAEL KORS — Relative ground for invalidity — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Case T-264/22: Order of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Suicha v EUIPO — Michael Kors (Switzerland) International (MK MARKTOMI MARKTOMI) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark MK MARKTOMI — Earlier EU figurative mark MK MICHAEL KORS — Relative ground for invalidity — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
OJ C 63, 20.2.2023, p. 52–53
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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20.2.2023 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 63/52 |
Order of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Suicha v EUIPO — Michael Kors (Switzerland) International (MK MARKTOMI MARKTOMI)
(Case T-264/22) (1)
(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark MK MARKTOMI - Earlier EU figurative mark MK MICHAEL KORS - Relative ground for invalidity - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
(2023/C 63/69)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Lin Suicha (Wenxi, China) (represented by: J. Donoso Romero, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája and I. Stoycheva, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Michael Kors (Switzerland) International GmbH (Manno, Switzerland) (represented by: J. van Manen, E. van Gelderen and L. Fresco, lawyers)
Re:
By her 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 10 March 2022 (Case R 1899/2021-1).
Operative part of the order
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The action is dismissed. |
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Ms Lin Suicha shall bear her own costs and pay those incurred by Michael Kors (Switzerland) International GmbH. |
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The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear its own costs. |