Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 11.4.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 127/35 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 15 February 2023 — Topcart v EUIPO — Carl International (TC CARL)

(Case T-8/22) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2023127EN.01003501-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark TC CARL - Earlier national figurative mark carl touch - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2023/C 127/43)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Topcart GmbH (Wiesbaden, Germany) (represented by: M. Hoffmann, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl and T. Klee, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Carl International (Limonest, France)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 8 October 2021 (Case R 2561/2018-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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

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