Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2023:287
Date: 2023-05-24
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - successful
Origin: France

Judgment of the General Court of 24 May 2023 – Granini France v EUIPO – Pichler (Joro) (Case T-68/22) 1 (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark Joro – Earlier national word mark JOKO – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of goods – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Granini France (Mâcon, France) (represented by: J. Wachsmuth, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Klee and D. Gája, acting as Agents) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Josef Pichler (San Leonardo in Passiria, Italy) Re: By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 8 November 2021 (Case R 2336/2020-1). Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 8 November 2021 (Case R 2336/2020-1); 2. Dismisses the action as to the remainder; 3. Orders EUIPO to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 128, 21.3.2022.