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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 23 September 2020 –  
Veronese Design Company v EUIPO – Veronese (VERONESE)

(Case T‑608/19)

(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 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

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

(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a))

(see paras 56, 79-82, 91-95)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 June 2019 (Case R 2434/2018-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Veronese and Veronese Design Company.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 18 June 2019 (Case R 2434/2018-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Veronese SAS and Veronese Design Company Ltd; |

| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Veronese Design Company; |

| 3. | Orders Veronese to bear its own costs. |

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