Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 16.12.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 423/41 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 24 September 2019 — IAK — Forum International v EUIPO — Schwalb (IAK)

(Case T-497/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019423EN.01004101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark IAK - Earlier national word mark IAK - Institut für angewandte Kreativität - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Genuine use of the earlier mark)

(2019/C 423/51)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: IAK GmbH — Forum International (Kirchzarten, Germany) (represented by: G. Wilke, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Ulrich Schwalb (Cologne, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 June 2018 (Case R 1511/2017-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Mr Schwalb and IAK — Forum International.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders IAK GmbH — Forum International to pay the costs. |

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