Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2024:717
Date: 2024-10-23
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: France

Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2024 – Vinatis v EUIPO – Global Rambla Restauración (VINATIS) (Case T-605/23) 1 (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark VINATIS – Earlier national figurative mark VINITUS – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Obligation to state reasons – Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001) Language of the case: French Parties Applicant: Vinatis (Annecy, France) (represented by: J. Canlorbe, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: V. Ruzek, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Global Rambla Restauración, SL (Barcelona, Spain) Re: By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 12 July 2023 (Case R 2286/2022-5). Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Vinatis to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C C/2023/776, 20.11.2023.