62021TO0785_INF
Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 25 January 2023 –SC Ha Ha Ha Production v EUIPO – The Smiley Company (SMILEY)
(Case T‑785/21)
(Action for annulment – EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark SMILEY – Earlier EU word marks SMILEY, SMILEY TV and SMILEY – Cross-claim – No interest in bringing proceedings – Inadmissibility)
EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Persons entitled to appeal and to be parties to the proceedings – Persons concerned by a decision not upholding their claims – Decision upholding an opposition to registration of a trade mark based on the entirety of the arguments put forward – No interest in bringing proceedings – Inadmissibility
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b), and 72(4))
(see paragraphs 22-26)
Operative part
1.
The cross-claim is dismissed as inadmissible.
2.
The Smiley Company SPRL is ordered to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by SC Ha Ha Ha Production SRL in relation to the cross-claim.