Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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| 17.4.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 134/14 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2023 — Transgourmet Ibérica v EUIPO — Aldi (Gourmet)

(Case T-102/22) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2023134EN.01001401-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark Gourmet - Earlier national word mark GOURMET - Relative ground for invalidity - Distinctive character of earlier mark - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Form differing in elements which alter the distinctive character)

(2023/C 134/18)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Transgourmet Ibérica, SAU (Gerona, Spain) (represented by: C. Duch Fonoll and I. Osinaga Lozano, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: E. Nicolás Gómez and D. Gája, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of the EUIPO: Aldi GmbH & Co. KG (Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 14 December 2021 (Case R 862/2021-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 14 December 2021 (Case R 862/2021-2); |

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| 2. | Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |

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| 3. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay all the costs incurred by Transgourmet Ibérica, SAU. |

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