Judgment of the General Court of 24 April 2024 – Adeva v EUIPO – Sideme (MAISON CAVIST.)
(Case T-313/23) 1
(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark MAISON CAVIST. – Earlier EU word mark CAVISS – Relative ground for invalidity – Likelihood of confusion – Article 60(1)(a) and Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Adeva (Mitry-Mory, France) (represented by: S. Drillon, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: C. Bovar and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Société industrielle d’équipement moderne Sideme (Levallois-Perret, France) (represented by: J.-B. Bourgeois, lawyer)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 31 March 2023 (Case R 1623/2022-2).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders each party to bear its own costs.
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1 OJ C 261, 24.7.2023.