Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 30 April 2025 – Dr. August Wolff v EUIPO – Combe International (Vagisan)

(Case T-679/20)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202503274EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark Vagisan - Earlier national word marks VAGISIL - 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) - Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and from Euratom - End of the transition period during the court proceedings)

(C/2025/3274)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Dr. August Wolff GmbH & Co. KG Arzneimittel (Bielefeld, Germany) (represented by: M. Breuer and F. von der Decken, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Combe International LLC (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: M. Kinkeldey, S. Brandstätter and S. Clotten, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 3 September 2020 (Case R 2459/2019-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the application for a declaration that there is no need to adjudicate; |

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| 2. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 3. | Orders Dr. August Wolff GmbH & Co. KG Arzneimittel to pay the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3274/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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