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Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) of 10 June 2020 –  
B.D. v EUIPO – Philicon-97 (PHILIBON)

(Case T‑717/18)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark PHILIBON – Earlier national figurative mark PHILICON – Relative ground for refusal – Well-known trade mark within the meaning of Article 6bis of the Paris Convention – Article 8(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

| 1. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an earlier identical or similar mark enjoying a reputation – Protection of well-known earlier mark extended to dissimilar goods or services – Conditions  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(2)(c) and 53(1)(a))  (see para. 17) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an earlier identical or similar mark enjoying a reputation – Protection of well-known earlier mark extended to dissimilar goods or services – Conditions – Reputation of the mark in the Member State or the EU – Concept – Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(5))  (see paras 27, 28, 31, 72, 84) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an earlier identical or similar mark enjoying a reputation – Word mark PHILIBON and figurative mark PHILICON  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(2)(c) and 53(1)(a))  (see paras 35, 36, 94, 95) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Examination of the application – Evidence of use of the earlier mark – Simultaneous use of several signs  (Council Regulation No 207/2009)  (see para. 63) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Statement of reasons for decisions  (Council Regulation No 207/2009)  (see paras 73, 77) |

| 6. | EU trade mark – Decisions of the Office – Legality – Examination by the EU judicature – Criteria  (Council Regulation No 207/2009)  (see para. 90) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 October 2018 (Case R 375/2018-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Philicon 97 and B. D. – Boyer Developpement.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders B. D. – Boyer Developpement to pay the costs. |

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