Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2022:102
Date: 2022-03-02
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Portugal

Judgment of the General Court of 2 March 2022 – Banco de Investimento Global v EUIPO – Banco BIC Português (EUROBIC) (Case T-125/21) 1 (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark EUROBIC – Earlier EU figurative marks BiG, BANCO BiG and BiGlobal TRADE – Earlier national word marks BANCO BIG and earlier national figurative mark BANCO BiG – Relative ground for refusal – No 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: Banco de Investimento Global, SA (Lisbon, Portugal) (represented by: N. Lucas, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Banco BIC Português, SA (Lisbon) (represented by: P. Sousa e Silva, lawyer) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 November 2020 (Case R 607/2019-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Banco de Investimento Global and Banco BIC Português. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Banco de Investimento Global, SA to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 148, 26.4.2021.