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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 25 November 2020 –  
Group v EUIPO – Iliev (GROUP Company TOURISM & TRAVEL)

(Case T‑57/20)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark GROUP Company TOURISM & TRAVEL – Earlier unregistered national figurative marks GROUP Company TOURISM & TRAVEL – Relative grounds for refusal – Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Second sentence of Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Decisions of the Office – Observance of the rights of the defence – Scope of the principle  (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41(2)(a); European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 94(1))  (see paras 30, 32) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Implementation of a judgment annulling a decision adopted by a Board of Appeal – New examination of the appeal – Observance of the rights of the defence  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 94(1))  (see para. 31) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Examination of the facts of the EUIPO’s own motion – Opposition proceedings – Examination restricted to the facts, evidence and arguments provided – Obligation on the parties to provide facts and evidence in support – Rules of national law – Included  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 95)  (see para. 33) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 November 2019 (Case R 2059/2018-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Group and Mr Iliev.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 8 November 2019 (Case R 2059/2018-5); |

| 2. | Orders EUIPO to pay the costs. |

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