Source: EURLEX
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| 15.2.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 53/35 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2020 — H.R. Participations v EUIPO — Hottinger Investment Management (JCE HOTTINGUER)

(Case T-535/19) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2021053EN.01003501-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark JCE HOTTINGUER - Non-registered earlier national trade mark HOTTINGER - Relative ground for refusal - Reference to the national law governing the earlier mark - Rules governing common law actions for passing-off - Article 8(4) and Article 53(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) and Article 60(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001, respectively))

(2021/C 53/46)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: H.R. Participations SA (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: P. Wilhelm, J. Rossi, E. Dumur and G. Hadot-Pericard, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Hottinger Investment Management Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: W. Sander, Solicitor, and M. Beebe, Barrister)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 May 2019 (Case R 2078/2018-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Hottinger Investment Management and H.R. Participations.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders H.R. Participations SA to pay the costs. |

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