Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2021:20
Date: 2021-01-20
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Czechia

Judgment of the General Court of 20 January 2021 – Palírna U Zeleného stromu v EUIPO – Bacardi (BLEND 42 FIRST CZECH BLENDED VODKA) (Case T-831/19) 1 (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark BLEND 42 FIRST CZECH BLENDED VODKA – Earlier EU word mark and international figurative mark 42 BELOW – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Relevant public – Similarity of the goods and services – Similarity of the signs – Global assessment of the likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Palírna U Zeleného stromu a.s. (Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic) (represented by: T. Chleboun, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Bacardi & Co. Ltd (Meyrin, Switzerland) (represented by: A. Parassina, lawyer) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 September 2019 (Case R 2533/2018-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Bacardi & Co. and Palírna U Zeléného stromu. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Palírna U Zeleného stromu a.s. to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 54, 17.2.2020.