Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 8 November 2022 –  
Grupa ‘Lew’ v EUIPO – Lechwerke (GRUPALEW.)

(Case T‑672/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TO0672_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – International registration designating the European Union – Figurative mark GRUPALEW. – Earlier national figurative mark LEW – Relative grounds for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Proof of genuine use – Article 10(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 – Article 71(1) of Delegated Regulation 2018/625 – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Appeals before the Boards of Appeal – Stay of proceedings – Conditions  (Commission Regulation 2018/625, Art. 71(1))  (see paragraphs 35-37) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Jurisdiction of the General Court – Re-evaluation of the facts in the light of evidence produced for the first time before it – Not included  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72)  (see paragraph 40) |

| 3. | Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based – Pleas in law not set out in the application – General reference to other documents – Inadmissibility  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 21; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 177(1)(d))  (see paragraph 54) |

Operative part

| 1. | The action is dismissed. |

| 2. | Grupa ‘LEW’ S.A. shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). |

| 3. | Lechwerke AG shall bear its own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TO0672_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 502, 13.12.2021](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:502:TOC).

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