Order;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2024:798
Date: 2024-11-04
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: United Kingdom

Order of the General Court of 4 November 2024 – Finastra International v EUIPO – Fenestrae (FINASTRA) (Case T-346/23) 1 (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – International registration designating the European Union – Word mark FINASTRA – Earlier Benelux word mark FENESTRAE – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Finastra International Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Stoyanova-Valchanova, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Fenestrae BV (The Hague, Netherlands) (represented by: S. Hoogcarspel and J. van den Berg, 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 12 April 2023 (Case R 1296/2022-1). Operative part of the order The action is dismissed. Finastra International Ltd, in addition to bearing its own costs, shall pay those incurred by Fenestrae BV. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear its own costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 278, 7.8.2023.