Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 4.7.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 257/32 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 4 May 2022 — Deichmann v EUIPO — Munich (Representation of two crossed stripes placed on the side of a shoe)

(Case T-117/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022257EN.01003201-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark representing a cross on the side of a sports shoe - Article 7(1)(b) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(2022/C 257/41)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Deichmann SE (Essen, Germany) (represented by: C. Onken, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Munich, SL (La Torre de Claramunt, Spain) (represented by: J. Güell Serra and M. Guix Vilanova, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 December 2020 (Case R 2882/2019-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Deichmann and Munich.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Deichmann SE to pay the costs of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and of Munich, SL. |

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