Case T-164/24: Order of the General Court of 29 January 2025 – Fashion Box v EUIPO – Ghostthinker (RE:PLAY) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark RE:PLAY – Earl...

Official Journal of the European Union C/2025/2399 28.4.2025 EN C series Order of the General Court of 29 January 2025 – Fashion Box v EUIPO – Ghostthinker (RE:PLAY) (Case T-164/24) (1) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark RE:PLAY – Earlier EU and national marks REPLAY and earlier international registrations of the mark REPLAY – Relative ground for refusal – Unfair advantage – Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law) (C/2025/2399) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Fashion Box SpA (Asolo, Italy) (represented by: A. Parassina and A. Giovannardi, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Ghostthinker GmbH (Augsburg, Germany) (represented by: M. Zollner and D. Breuer, lawyers) Re: By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 25 January 2024 (Case R 0424/2023-1). Operative part of the order 1. The action is dismissed as manifestly lacking any foundation in law. 2. Fashion Box SpA shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Ghostthinker GmbH. 3. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear its own costs. (1) OJ C...