Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 20.3.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 104/29 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2023 — NFL Properties Europe v EUIPO — Groupe Duval (DUUUVAL)

(Case T-671/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2023104EN.01002902-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark DUUUVAL - Earlier EU figurative mark GROUPE DUVAL - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2023/C 104/45)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: NFL Properties Europe GmbH (Eschborn, Germany) (represented by: M. Kloth, R. Briske, D. Habel and M. Tillwich, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: I. Harrington, J. Ivanauskas and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Groupe Duval (Boulogne-Billancourt, France)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 4 August 2021 (Case R 243/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders NFL Properties Europe GmbH to pay the costs. |

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