Order of the General Court of 11 December 2023 – Nieß v EUIPO – Thema Products (Gartenlux)
(Case T-753/22) 1
(EU trademark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark Gartenlux – Previous company name and business name GARTENLUX – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Andrea Nieß (Kempen, Germany) (represented by: A. Erlenhardt, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Ringelhann and D. Stoyanova-Valchanova, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Thema Products BV (Venlo, Netherlands)
Re:
By her 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 13 September 2022 (Case R 608/2022-2).
Operative part of the order
1. The action is dismissed.
2. Each party shall bear its own costs.
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1 OJ C 24, 23.1.2023.