62020TJ0749_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 14 July 2021 –Veronese v EUIPO – Veronese Design Company (VERONESE)
(Case T‑749/20)
(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark VERONESE – Earlier EU word mark VERONESE – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation 207/2009 (now Article (8)(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Decision adopted following the annulment by the General Court of an earlier decision – Article 72(6) of Regulation 2017/1001 – res judicata)
1.
Judicial proceedings – Res judicata – Scope
(see para. 28)
2.
Action for annulment – Judgment annulling a measure – Effects – Obligation to implement – Scope – Both the operative part and the grounds of the judgment to be taken into account
(Art. 266 TFEU; Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 2017/1001, Art. 72(6))
(see paras 29, 30)
3.
EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Figurative mark VERONESE and word mark VERONESE
(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b), and 53(1)(a))
(see para. 35)
Re:
Appeal brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 October 2020 (Case R-1951/2020-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Veronese and Veronese Design Company.
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Veronese to pay the costs.