Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 13.12.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 502/24 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 27 October 2021 — Jiruš v EUIPO — Nile Clothing (Racing Syndicate)

(Case T-356/20) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2021502EN.01002402-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark Racing Syndicate - Earlier international word mark SYNDICATE - Submission of evidence for the first time before the Board of Appeal - Article 95(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001))

(2021/C 502/37)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Václav Jiruš (Vitín, Czech Republic) (represented by: J. Zedníková, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Nile Clothing AG (Sutz-Lattrigen, Switzerland) (represented by: C. Raßmann, M. Suether and F. Adinolfi, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 March 2020 (Case R 1488/2019-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Nile Clothing and Mr Jiruš.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Mr Václav Jiruš to pay the costs. |

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