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Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 20 November 2024 –  
Jacob Cohen Company v EUIPO – Giada (613)

(Case T‑1159/23)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark 613 – Earlier non-registered mark J613 – Relative grounds for refusal – Article 8(3) and (4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Article 2(2)(b)(iv) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an unregistered trade mark or other sign used in the course of trade – Conditions – Interpretation in the light of EU law – Assessment by reference to the criteria determined by the national law governing the sign relied on  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(4))  (see paragraphs 21, 22) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Obligation of the opponent to clearly identify the earlier mark – Admissibility – Obligation of EUIPO to invite the opponent to remedy deficiencies – Not included  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 47; Commission Regulation 2018/625, Arts 2(2)(b)(iv) and 5(3))  (see paragraphs 29-31) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Scope – Facts and evidence not produced in support of the opposition within the period prescribed for that purpose – Account taken – Facts and evidence determining the grounds on which the opposition is based – Not included  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 46(1); Commission Regulation 2018/625, Art. 2(2)(c))  (see paragraphs 39-41) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Absence of consent on the part of the proprietor of a mark to the registration applied for by an agent or a representative under its own name – Conditions  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(3))  (see paragraph 51) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Power of the General Court to alter the contested decision – Limits  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72(3))  (see paragraph 56) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Jacob Cohen Company SpA to pay the costs. |

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