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Judgment of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – Porczyńska v EUIPO – Gap (ITM) (gappol)

(Case T-44/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202502859EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark gappol - Earlier EU word mark GAP - Relative ground for invalidity - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - No limitation in consequence of acquiescence - Article 54(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 61(1) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 57(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Article 56(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 63(3) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Reimbursement of the costs of representation - Article 109(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(C/2025/2859)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Marzena Porczyńska (Łódź, Poland) (represented by: P. Matyjek and J. Porczyński, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Gap (ITM), Inc. (San Francisco, California, United States) (represented by: M. Siciarek, lawyer)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 4 December 2023 (Case R 634/2023-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Marzena Porczyńska to pay the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2859/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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