Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 20 June 2024 – European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v Indo European Foods Ltd

(Case C-801/21 P)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202404689EN.000101-E0001)

(Appeal - EU trade mark - Application for EU figurative mark Abresham Super Basmati Selaa Grade One World’s Best Rice - Earlier non-registered United Kingdom word mark BASMATI - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 8(4) - Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Article 72 - Relative ground for refusal - Opposition - Appeal before the Board of Appeal - Dismissal - Action before the General Court - Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community - Articles 126 and 127 - Transition period - Effects of the end of the transition period on the protection of the earlier mark - Circumstances after the adoption of the decision at issue - Continuance of the purpose of the action and of the interest in bringing proceedings)

(C/2024/4689)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: D. Gaja, D. Hanf, E. Markakis and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: Indo European Foods Ltd (represented by: A. Norris, KC, and N. Welch, Solicitor)

Intervener in support of the appellant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: J. Heitz, M. Hellmann, D. Klebs and J. Möller, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the appeal; |

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| 2. | Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to pay the costs; |

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| 3. | Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to bear its own costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4689/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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