Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2024:826
Date: 2024-11-13
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Romania

Judgment of the General Court of 13 November 2024 – SC Certinvest v EUIPO – Kiddinx Studios (Tina) (Case T-444/23) 1 (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark Tina – Earlier EU figurative mark Bibi & Tina – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: SC Certinvest SRL (Păntăşeşti, Romania) (represented by: I. Speciac, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Stoyanova-Valchanova, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Kiddinx Studios GmbH (Berlin, Germany) Re: By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 17 May 2023 (Case R 1979/2022-5) Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders SC Certinvest SRL and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear their own costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 321, 11.9.2023.