Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2020:428
Date: 2020-09-23
Language of the case: Spanish
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Spain

Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 – Huevos Herrera Mejías v EUIPO – Montesierra (MontiSierra HUEVOS CON SABOR A CAMPO) (Case T-737/19) 1 (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark MontiSierra HUEVOS CON SABOR A CAMPO – Earlier EU and national word marks MONTESIERRA – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity between goods – Similarity between signs – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Proof of genuine use of the earlier mark – Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Obligation to state reasons) Language of the case: Spanish Parties Applicant: Huevos Herrera Mejías, SL (Torre Alháquime, Spain) (represented by: E. Manresa Medina, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Palmero Cabezas, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Montesierra, SA (Jerez de la Frontera, Spain) Re: Action brought against the decision of the fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 September 2019 (Case R 2021/2018-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Montesierra and Huevos Herrera Mejías. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Huevos Herrera Mejías, SL to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 432, 23.12.2019.