Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 5.8.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 263/47 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 13 June 2019 — Pielczyk v EUIPO — Thalgo TCH (DERMÆPIL SUGAR EPIL SYSTEM)

(Case T-398/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019263EN.01004702-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark DERMÆPIL sugar epil system - Earlier national figurative mark dermépil - Relative ground for refusal - Genuine use of the mark - Article 57(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 64 (2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Likelihood of confusion - Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001) read in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) of that regulation (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Comparison of the goods)

(2019/C 263/54)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Radoslaw Pielczyk (Klijndijk, Netherlands) (represented by: K. Kielar, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill and K. Kompari, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Thalgo TCH (Roquebrune-sur-Argens, France) (represented by: C. Bercial Arias, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 April 2018 (Joined Cases R 979/2017-4 and R 1070/2017-4) concerning invalidity proceedings between Thalgo TCH and Mr Pielczyk

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Mr Radoslaw Pielczyk to pay the costs. |

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