Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2021:281
Date: 2021-05-19
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 19 May 2021 – Puma v EUIPO – Gemma Group (Representation of a bounding feline) (Case T-510/19) 1 (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark representing a bounding feline – Earlier international figurative marks representing a bounding feline – Relative ground for refusal – No injury to reputation – Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)) 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. Hanf and S. Hanne, acting as Agents) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Gemma Group Srl (Cerasolo Ausa, Italy) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 April 2019 (Case R 2057/2018-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Puma and Gemma Group. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Puma SE to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). ____________ 1 OJ C 328, 30.9.2019.