Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 1.8.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 294/26 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 8 June 2022 — Deutschtec v EUIPO — Group A (HOLUX)

(Case T-738/20) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022294EN.01002601-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark HOLUX - Earlier international registration in respect of the word mark HOLUX - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2022/C 294/37)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Deutschtec GmbH (Petershagen/Eggersdorf, Germany) (represented by: R. Arnade, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Raponi and J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Group A NV (Hasselt, Belgium)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 7 October 2020 (Case R 223/2020-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Deutschtec GmbH to pay the costs. |

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