Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.11.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 399/34 |

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

(Case T-608/19) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020399EN.01003401-E0001)

(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)

(2020/C 399/49)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Veronese Design Company Ltd (Kowloon, Hong Kong) (represented by: B. Lafont, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: V. Ruzek, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Veronese SAS (Paris, France) (represented by: S. Herrburger, lawyer)

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 of the judgment

The Court:

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| 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; |

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

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

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