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Judgment of the General Court of 2 July 2025 – Ferrari SpA v EUIPO – Hesse (TESTAROSSA)

(Case T-1103/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202504448EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark TESTAROSSA - Genuine use of the mark - Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Use by third parties - Nature of the use - Implied consent of the proprietor of the mark - Proof of genuine use - Second-hand cars - Parts and accessories)

(C/2025/4448)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Ferrari SpA (Modena, Italy) (represented by: K. Muraro, G. Russo and C. Comolli Acquaviva, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Kurt Hesse (Nuremberg, Germany) (represented by: M. Krogmann, 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 29 August 2023 (Joined Cases R 334/2017-5 and R 343/2017-5), as corrected on 28 September 2023.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 29 August 2023 (Joined Cases R 334/2017-5 and R 343/2017-5); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO and Mr Kurt Hesse to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by Ferrari SpA, including the costs necessarily incurred for the purposes of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4448/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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