62021TO0672_INF
Order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 8 November 2022 –Grupa ‘Lew’ v EUIPO – Lechwerke (GRUPALEW.)
(Case T‑672/21) (
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(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – International registration designating the European Union – Figurative mark GRUPALEW. – Earlier national figurative mark LEW – Relative grounds for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Proof of genuine use – Article 10(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 – Article 71(1) of Delegated Regulation 2018/625 – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
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EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Appeals before the Boards of Appeal – Stay of proceedings – Conditions
(Commission Regulation 2018/625, Art. 71(1))
(see paragraphs 35-37)
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EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Jurisdiction of the General Court – Re-evaluation of the facts in the light of evidence produced for the first time before it – Not included
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72)
(see paragraph 40)
3.
Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based – Pleas in law not set out in the application – General reference to other documents – Inadmissibility
(Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 21; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 177(1)(d))
(see paragraph 54)
Operative part
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The action is dismissed.
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Grupa ‘LEW’ S.A. shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
3.
Lechwerke AG shall bear its own costs.
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