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Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 22 June 2022 –  
Munich v EUIPO – Tone Watch (MUNICH10A.T.M.)

(Case T‑502/20) (
[1](#t-ECR_62020TJ0502_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark MUNICH10A.T.M. – Earlier EU and national figurative marks MUNICH – Relative grounds for refusal – Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – No likelihood of confusion – No similarity of the goods and services – No aesthetic complementarity – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) – No damage to reputation – Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001) – Rights of the defence)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Decisions of EUIPO – Legality – Examination by the EU judicature – Criteria  (Council Regulation No 207/2009)  (see para. 33) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an earlier identical or similar mark enjoying a reputation – Protection of well-known earlier mark extended to dissimilar goods or services – Conditions – Reputation of the mark in the Member State or the EU – Concept – Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(5) and 53(1)(a))  (see paras 38-40) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Statement of reasons for decisions – Scope  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 94)  (see para. 46) |

| 4. | 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 – Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b), and 53(1)(a))  (see paras 59, 60) |

| 5. | 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 – Similarity between the goods or services in question – Criteria for assessment – Complementary nature of the goods or services – Fashion and clothing sector  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b), and 53(1)(a))  (see paras 66-69, 73, 75-82, 95) |

| 6. | 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 – Criteria for assessment – Word mark MUNICH10A.T.M. – Figurative marks MUNICH  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b), and 53(1)(a))  (see paras 83, 84, 89, 99-102) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Munich, SL to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62020TJ0502_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 329, 5.10.2020](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2020:329:TOC).

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