Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2023 – NFL Properties Europe v EUIPO – Groupe Duval (DUUUVAL)
(Case T-671/21) 1
(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark DUUUVAL – Earlier EU figurative mark GROUPE DUVAL – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: NFL Properties Europe GmbH (Eschborn, Germany) (represented by: M. Kloth, R. Briske, D. Habel and M. Tillwich, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: I. Harrington, J. Ivanauskas and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Groupe Duval (Boulogne-Billancourt, France)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 4 August 2021 (Case R 243/2021-5).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders NFL Properties Europe GmbH to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 11, 10.1.2022.