Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 17.4.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 134/16 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 15 February 2023 — Deutsche Bank v EUIPO Operación y Auditoria (avanza Tu negocio)

(Case T-341/22) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2023134EN.01001601-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark avanza Tu negocio - Earlier national figurative mark Avanza Credit de Deutsche Bank - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2023/C 134/21)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Deutsche Bank, SA Española (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: I. Valdelomar Serrano, J.-L. Rodriguez Fuensalida, P. Ramells Higueras and A. Figuerola Moure, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Operación y Auditoria, SA de CV, SOFOM, ENR (Mexico City, Mexico)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks, in essence, annulment and alteration of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 23 March 2022 (Case R 1808/2021-5), relating to opposition proceedings between the applicant and Operación y Auditoria, SA de CV, SOFOM, ENR.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Deutsche Bank, SA Española to pay the costs. |

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