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Case T-452/22: Judgment of the General Court of 28 June 2023 — Hofmeir Magnetics v EUIPO — Healthfactories (Hofmag) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark Hofmag — Earlier non-registered word mark HOFMAG — Relative ground for refusal — No use in the course of trade of a sign of more than mere local significance — Article 8(4) and Article 60(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Case T-452/22: Judgment of the General Court of 28 June 2023 — Hofmeir Magnetics v EUIPO — Healthfactories (Hofmag) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark Hofmag — Earlier non-registered word mark HOFMAG — Relative ground for refusal — No use in the course of trade of a sign of more than mere local significance — Article 8(4) and Article 60(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Case T-452/22: Judgment of the General Court of 28 June 2023 — Hofmeir Magnetics v EUIPO — Healthfactories (Hofmag) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark Hofmag — Earlier non-registered word mark HOFMAG — Relative ground for refusal — No use in the course of trade of a sign of more than mere local significance — Article 8(4) and Article 60(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
OJ C 286, 14.8.2023, p. 25–26
(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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14.8.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 286/25 |
Judgment of the General Court of 28 June 2023 — Hofmeir Magnetics v EUIPO — Healthfactories (Hofmag)
(Case T-452/22) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark Hofmag - Earlier non-registered word mark HOFMAG - Relative ground for refusal - No use in the course of trade of a sign of more than mere local significance - Article 8(4) and Article 60(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2023/C 286/34)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Hofmeir Magnetics Ltd (Witney, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Baur, 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: Healthfactories GmbH (Saaldorf-Surheim, Germany) (represented by C. Vischer, 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 3 May 2022 (Case R 1367/2021-5).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Hofmeir Magnetics Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Healthfactories GmbH; |
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Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs. |