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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 19 April 2023 –  
Gerhard Grund Gerüste v EUIPO – Josef-Grund-Gerüstbau (Josef Grund Gerüstbau)

(Case T‑749/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0749_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark Josef Grund Gerüstbau – Earlier national figurative mark grund – Relative ground for invalidity – No likelihood of confusion – No similarity between the signs – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

| 1. | Procedure – Representation of the parties – Authority to act ad litem – Production of authority not required  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 19; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 51)  (see paragraph 14) |

| 2. | 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 21, 22) |

| 3. | 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 – Word mark Josef Grund Gerüstbau and figurative mark grund  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 25, 39, 51-53, 59, 64) |

| 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 – Similarity of the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark – Determination of the dominant element or elements  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 26, 36) |

| 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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Likelihood of association – Earlier marks exhibiting characteristics enabling them to be regarded as forming part of the same series or family – Conditions  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a))  (see paragraph 63) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Gerhard Grund Gerüste e. K. to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0749_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 37, 24.1.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:037:TOC).

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