Дело T-***/**: *****************, Съдебно решение от **.**.2025 г.

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... mark REGAL and earlier EU figurative mark Regal – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 )

In Case T‑431/24,

Certinvest SRL, established in Păntăşeşti (Romania), represented by I. Speciac, lawyer,

applicant,

v

European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), represented by D. Gája, acting as Agent,

defendant,

the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court, being

Regal Ventures Ltd, established in Bradford (United Kingdom), represented by W. Leppink, lawyer,

THE GENERAL COURT (Sixth Chamber),

composed of M.J. Costeira, President, P. Zilgalvis (Rapporteur) and E. Tichy-Fisslberger, Judges,

Registrar: V. Di Bucci,

having regard to the written part of the procedure,

having regard to the fact that no request for a hearing was submitted by the parties within three weeks after service of notification of the close of the written part of the proceedings and having decided to rule on the action without an oral part of the procedure, pursuant to Article 106(3) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court,

gives the following

Judgment

1. By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant, Certinvest SRL, seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 18 June 2024 (Joined Cases R 1804/2023‑2 and R 1832/2023‑2) (‘the contested decision’).

Background to the dispute

2. On 5 March 2021, the applicant filed an application with EUIPO, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of ...