Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2021:866
Date: 2021-12-08
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Cyprus

Judgment of the General Court of 8 December 2021 – Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v EUIPO – Fontana Food (GRILLOUMI BURGER) (Case T-595/19) 1 (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark GRILLOUMI BURGER – Earlier EU collective word mark HALLOUMI – Relative grounds for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – No detriment to repute – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi (Nicosia, Cyprus) (represented by: S. Malynicz QC, S. Baran, Barrister, and V. Marsland, Solicitor) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Fontana Food AB (Tyresö, Sweden) (represented by: P. Nihlmark and L. Zacharoff, lawyers) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 June 2019 (Case R 1356/2018-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi and Fontana Food. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 357, 21.10.2019.