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6.3.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 83/23 |
Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Puma v EUIPO — DN Solutions (PUMA)
(Case T-4/22) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark PUMA - Earlier international figurative mark PUMA - Relative ground for refusal - Detriment to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2023/C 83/28)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Puma SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany) (represented by: P. González-Bueno Catalán de Ocón, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: DN Solutions Co. Ltd, formerly Doosan Machine Tools Co. Ltd (Seongsan-gu, Changwon-si, South Korea) (represented by: R. Böhm and C. Brecht, lawyers)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 28 October 2021 (Case R 1677/2020-1).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Puma SE to pay the costs. |