Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 16.8.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 311/11 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 29 June 2022 — Jose A. Alfonso Arpon v EUIPO — Puma (PLUMAflex by Roal)

(Case T-357/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022311EN.01001101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark PLUMAflex by Roal - Earlier EU figurative mark PUMA - Relative ground for refusal - Damage to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2022/C 311/15)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Jose A. Alfonso Arpon SL (Arnedo, Spain) (represented by: C. Hernández, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Puma SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany) (represented by: P. González-Bueno Catalán de Ocón, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 6 April 2021 (Case R 2991/2019-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Jose A. Alfonso Arpon SL to pay the costs. |

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