Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2019:887
Date: 2019-12-19
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Spain

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 19 December 2019 – Vins el Cep v EUIPO — Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien (MIM NATURA) (Case T‑589/18) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark MIM NATURA — Earlier international word and figurative registrations MM and MM and earlier national word mark MUMM — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark — Figurative mark MIM NATURA — Word and figurative marks MM, MM and MUMM (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 26, 57, 69, 75) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 July 2018 (Case R 2270/2017-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien and Vins el Cep, SL. Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Vins el Cep, SL, to pay the costs.