Information;Order — ECLI:EU:T:2022:574
Date: 2022-09-12
Language of the case: English
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Order of the General Court of 12 September 2022 – Biologische Heilmittel Heel v EUIPO – Esi (TRAUMGEL) (Case T-130/22) 1 (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark TRAUMGEL – Earlier EU word mark Traumeel – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – No similarity of the goods – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Biologische Heilmittel Heel GmbH (Baden-Baden, Germany) (represented by: J. Künzel, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Ringelhann and J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agents) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Esi Srl (Albisola Superiore, Italy) Re: By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the partial annulment and partial alteration of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 20 December 2021 (Case R 813/2021-4). Operative part of the order 1. The action is dismissed as manifestly lacking any foundation in law. 2. Biologische Heilmittel Heel GmbH shall pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 171, 25.4.2022.