Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 27.3.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 112/33 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 8 February 2023 — Bensoussan v EUIPO — Lulu’s Fashion Lounge (LOULOU STUDIO)

(Case T-24/22) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2023112EN.01003301-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for European Union word mark LOULOU STUDIO - Earlier international word mark LULU’S - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2023/C 112/42)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Ugo Bensoussan (Paris, France) (represented by: V. Bouchara and A. Maier, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Lulu’s Fashion Lounge LLC (Chico, California, United States) (represented by: C. Bercial Arias, K. Dimidjian-Lecompte and K. Henry, lawyers)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 12 November 2021 (Case R 480/2021-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Mr Ugo Bensoussan to pay the costs. |

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