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|  | C/2024/3611 | 17.6.2024 |

Judgment of the General Court of 24 April 2024 – Tsakiris v EUIPO – Coca-Cola 3E Ellados (Le Petit Déjeuner TSAKIRIS FAMILY)

(Case T-303/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202403611EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark Le Petit Déjeuner TSAKIRIS FAMILY - Earlier national figurative mark TSAKIRIS CHIPS - Damage to reputation - Use without due cause - Article 8(5) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Article 81 TFEU)

(C/2024/3611)

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Applicant: Tsakiris AE Paragogis & Emporias Trofimon (Thessaloniki, Greece) (represented by: A. Papaspyropoulos, 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: Coca-Cola 3E Ellados AVEE (Maroussi, Greece) (represented by: E. Kyriakidi, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 16 March 2023 (Case R 1012/2020-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Tsakiris AE Paragogis & Emporias Trofimon to bear its own costs and to pay those of Coca-Cola 3E Ellados AVEE; |

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

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3611/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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