Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Order of the General Court of 10 January 2025 – Košovan v EUIPO – Volkswagen (Voltwagen)

(Case T-87/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202501537EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark Voltwagen - Earlier EU word mark VOLKSWAGEN - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 47(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)

(C/2025/1537)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Štefan Košovan (Preseľany, Slovakia) (represented by: A. Bělohlávek, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany) (represented by: F. Thiering and M. Jacob, lawyers)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the alteration and, in the alternative, the partial annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 13 December 2023 (Case R 2216/2022-4).

Operative part of the order

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| 1. | The action is dismissed. |

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| 2. | Mr Štefan Košovan shall bear his own costs and pay those incurred by Volkswagen AG. |

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| 3. | The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear its own costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1537/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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