Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2020:488
Date: 2020-10-15
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: France

Judgment of the General Court of 15 October 2020 – Decathlon v EUIPO – Athlon Custom Sportswear (athlon custom sportswear) (Case T-349/19) 1 (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark athlon custom sportswear – Earlier EU word mark DECATHLON – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Decathlon (Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France) (represented by: A. Cléry and C. Devernay, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Athlon Custom Sportswear PC (Kallithea, Greece) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 March 2019 (Case R 1724/2018-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Decathlon and Athlon Custom Sportswear. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Decathlon to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 255, 29.7.2019.