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Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 27 November 2024 – Giorgio Armani v EUIPO – Shenzhen City Chongzheng Technology (Representation of horizontal lines)

(Case T-509/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202500557EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark representing horizontal lines - Earlier EU figurative mark representing a stylised eagle characterised by horizontal blocks - Relative grounds for refusal - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(C/2025/557)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Giorgio Armani SpA (Milan, Italy) (represented by: I. Carli, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Raponi and S. Scardocchia, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Shenzhen City Chongzheng Technology Co. Ltd (Shenzhen, China)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 16 June 2023 (Case R 1413/2022-2).

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 16 June 2023 (Case R 1413/2022-2); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Giorgio Armani SpA. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/557/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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