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Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 6 September 2023 –  
Weider Germany v EUIPO – Den i Nosht (YIPPIE!)

(Case T‑45/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0045_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark YIPPIE! – Earlier EU word mark Yuppie – Relative ground for invalidity – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Genuine use of the earlier mark – Article 57(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) of Regulation 2017/1001))

| 1. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Examination of the application – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Genuine use – Concept – Criteria for assessment – Requirement for solid and objective evidence  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 57(2))  (see paragraphs 20-24, 33, 39, 47) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 60, 75, 76, 96) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Word marks YIPPIE! and Yuppie  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 62, 71, 81, 92, 97) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Similarity between the goods or services concerned – Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))  (see paragraph 66) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Similarity between the marks concerned – Assessment of the distinctive character of an element of a trade mark  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 86, 87) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Weider Germany GmbH to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0045_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 109, 7.3.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:109:TOC).

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