62023TJ1159_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 20 November 2024 –Jacob Cohen Company v EUIPO – Giada (613)
(Case T‑1159/23)
(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark 613 – Earlier non-registered mark J613 – Relative grounds for refusal – Article 8(3) and (4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Article 2(2)(b)(iv) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625)
1.
EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an unregistered trade mark or other sign used in the course of trade – Conditions – Interpretation in the light of EU law – Assessment by reference to the criteria determined by the national law governing the sign relied on
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(4))
(see paragraphs 21, 22)
2.
EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Obligation of the opponent to clearly identify the earlier mark – Admissibility – Obligation of EUIPO to invite the opponent to remedy deficiencies – Not included
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 47; Commission Regulation 2018/625, Arts 2(2)(b)(iv) and 5(3))
(see paragraphs 29-31)
3.
EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Scope – Facts and evidence not produced in support of the opposition within the period prescribed for that purpose – Account taken – Facts and evidence determining the grounds on which the opposition is based – Not included
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 46(1); Commission Regulation 2018/625, Art. 2(2)(c))
(see paragraphs 39-41)
4.
EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Absence of consent on the part of the proprietor of a mark to the registration applied for by an agent or a representative under its own name – Conditions
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(3))
(see paragraph 51)
5.
EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Power of the General Court to alter the contested decision – Limits
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72(3))
(see paragraph 56)
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Jacob Cohen Company SpA to pay the costs.