Judgment of the General Court of 6 July 2022 – ALO jewelry CZ v EUIPO – Cartier International (ALOve)
(Case T-288/21) 1
(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark ALOve – Earlier international figurative mark LOVe – Relative ground for refusal – Taking unfair advantage of the distinctive character or repute of the earlier mark – 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: ALO jewelry CZ s. r. o. (Prague, Czech Republic) (represented by: K. Čermák, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Capostagno, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Cartier International AG (Steinhausen, Switzerland) (represented by: A. Zalewska, lawyer)
Re:
By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 18 March 2021 (Case R 2679/2019-5).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.    Dismisses the action;
2.    Orders ALO jewelry CZ s. r. o. to pay the costs.
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1     OJ C 278, 12.7.2021.