Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 28 June 2023.#Hofmeir Magnetics Ltd v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#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 (Second Chamber) of 28 June 2023.
Hofmeir Magnetics Ltd v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
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 (Second Chamber) of 28 June 2023.
Hofmeir Magnetics Ltd v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
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.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2023:362