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PRESS RELEASE No 98/24

Luxembourg, 12 June 2024

Judgment of the General Court in Case T-604/22 | Société du Tour de France / EUIPO – FitX (TOUR DE X)

Trade mark law: the action brought by Société du Tour de France against registration of the trade mark Tour de X is dismissed That mark may be used, inter alia, for sporting articles and sporting activities. In May 2017, the German gym chain FitX filed an application with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) for registration of the following figurative sign as an EU trade mark:

The application for registration covered a number of goods and services, including clothing, shoes, games, toys and video games apparatus, sporting articles and equipment, sporting education services, training, entertainment and sporting and cultural activities. 

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