Information;Order — ECLI:EU:T:2021:381
Date: 2021-06-16
Language of the case: English
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - successful
Origin: United Kingdom

Order of the General Court of 16 June 2021 – Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe v EUIPO – Huawei Technologies (GT10) (Case T-558/20) 1 (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark GT10 – Earlier EU figurative mark GT – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001) – Relevant public – Level of attention – Action manifestly well founded) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Malynicz QC and M. Maier, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd (Shenzhen, China) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 July 2020 (Case R 2554/2019 4), relating to opposition proceedings between Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe and Huawei Technologies. Operative part of the order The decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 8 July 2020 (Case R 2554/2019-4) is annulled. EUIPO shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd. ____________ 1 OJ C 371, 3.11.2020.