Judgment of the General Court of 22 March 2023 – adp Merkur v EUIPO – psmtec (SEVEN SEVEN 7)
(Case T-408/22) 1
(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark SEVEN SEVEN 7 – Earlier EU word mark Seven – Relative grounds for refusal – Article 8(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – No genuine use – Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: adp Merkur GmbH (Espelkamp, Germany) (represented by: K. Mandel, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Söder and M. Eberl, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: psmtec GmbH (Illertissen, Germany)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 26 April 2022 (Case R 1498/2021-2).
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 318, 22.8.2022.