Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2020:125
Date: 2020-03-26
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 26 March 2020 — Wilhelm Sihn jr. v EUIPO — Golden Frog (CHAMELEON) (Case T-312/19) 1 (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark CHAMELEON — Earlier international and national word marks CHAMELEON — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Wilhelm Sihn jr. GmbH & Co. KG (Niefern-Öschelbronn, Germany) (represented by: H. Twelmeier, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: P. Sipos, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Golden Frog GmbH (Meggen, Switzerland) (represented by: G. Messenger, Barrister) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 March 2019 (Case R 1551/2018-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Wilhelm Sihn jr. and Golden Frog. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Wilhelm Sihn jr. GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 230, 8.7.2019.