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Document 62021TA0569

    Case T-569/21: Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2023 — Harbaoui v EUIPO — Google (GOOGLE CAR) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark GOOGLE CAR — Earlier EU word mark GOOGLE — Relative ground for refusal — Taking unfair advantage of the distinctive character or repute of the earlier mark — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

    OJ C 104, 20.3.2023, p. 29–29 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    20.3.2023   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 104/29


    Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2023 — Harbaoui v EUIPO — Google (GOOGLE CAR)

    (Case T-569/21) (1)

    (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark GOOGLE CAR - Earlier EU word mark GOOGLE - Relative ground for refusal - Taking unfair advantage of the distinctive character or repute of the earlier mark - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

    (2023/C 104/44)

    Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Applicant: Zoubier Harbaoui (Paris, France) (represented by: A. Bove, lawyer)

    Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Lapinskaite, M. Eberl and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

    Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Google LLC (Mountain View, California, United States) (represented by: M. Kinkeldey and C. Schmitt, lawyers)

    Re:

    By his action under 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 29 June 2021 (Case R 904/2020-1).

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Mr Zoubier Harbaoui to pay the costs.


    (1)   OJ C 431, 25.10.2021.


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