Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2025 – Abacus Research v EUIPO – American Bar Association (Aba)

(Case T-553/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202504786EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark Aba - Earlier EU figurative mark ABA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(C/2025/4786)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Abacus Research AG (Wittenbach, Switzerland) (represented by: T. Schmitz and P. Perrey, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: American Bar Association (Chicago, Illinois, United States) (represented by: M. Zintler, F. Stoll and N. Schmidt-Hamkens, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 27 August 2024 (Case R 402/2024-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Abacus Research AG to pay the costs incurred by American Bar Association; |

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| 3. | Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4786/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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