Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 14.8.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 286/25 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 28 June 2023 — Hofmeir Magnetics v EUIPO — Healthfactories (Hofmag)

(Case T-452/22) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2023286EN.01002502-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark Hofmag - Earlier non-registered word mark HOFMAG - Relative ground for refusal - No use in the course of trade of a sign of more than mere local significance - Article 8(4) and Article 60(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2023/C 286/34)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Hofmeir Magnetics Ltd (Witney, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Baur, lawyer)

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: Healthfactories GmbH (Saaldorf-Surheim, Germany) (represented by C. Vischer, 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 3 May 2022 (Case R 1367/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Hofmeir Magnetics Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Healthfactories GmbH; |

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

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