Judgment of the General Court of 24 April 2024 – Kneipp v EUIPO – Patou (Joyful by nature)

(Case T-157/23) ¹

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark Joyful by nature – Earlier EU word mark JOY – Relative ground for refusal – Damage to reputation – Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Evidence in support of the reputation – Taking unfair advantage of the distinctive character or repute of the earlier mark)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Kneipp GmbH (Würzburg, Germany) (represented by: M. Pejman, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Jean Patou (Paris, 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 19 January 2023 (Case R 532/2022-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders each party to bear its own costs.

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¹     OJ C 173, 15.5.2023.