Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 6 November 2024 – Puma v EUIPO – Zheng (Representation of an emblem)

(Case T-544/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202500174EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for an EU figurative mark representing an emblem - Earlier EU figurative marks representing a stripe - Relative ground for refusal - No similarity of the signs - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - No damage to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(C/2025/174)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Puma SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany) (represented by: M. Schunke and P. Trieb, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Yukai Zheng (Zhongshan, China)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 16 June 2023 (Case R 1956/2022-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Puma SE to pay the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/174/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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