Source: EURLEX
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Order of the General Court of 15 July 2025 – Gemballa v EUIPO – Gemballa (GEMBALLIN)

(Case T-510/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202504886EN.000101-E0001)

(Action for annulment - EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark GEMBALLIN - Earlier EU and national figurative mark and word marks GEMBALLA - Relative ground for invalidity - No injury to reputation - Article 8(5) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)

(C/2025/4886)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Gemballa GmbH (Leonberg, Germany) (represented by: J. Schmitt, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Marc Philipp Gemballa (Leonberg) (represented by: C. Wolf, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 23 July 2024 (Case R 2018/2023-1).

Operative part of the order

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| 1. | The action is dismissed as manifestly lacking any foundation in law. |

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| 2. | Gemballa GmbH is ordered to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Marc Philipp Gemballa. |

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

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4886/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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