Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.9.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 338/22 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 26 July 2023 — Topas v EUIPO — Tarczyński (VEGE STORY)

(Case T-434/22) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2023338EN.01002201-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark VEGE STORY - Earlier EU word mark végé’ - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2023/C 338/28)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Topas GmbH (Mössingen, Germany) (represented by: S. Hofmann and W. Göpfert, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Frydendahl, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Tarczyński S.A. (Trzebnica, Poland) (represented by: E. Gryc-Zerych, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 10 May 2022 (Case R 1977/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Topas GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Tarczyński S.A.; |

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| 3. | Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs. |

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