Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2023 – International British Education XXI v EUIPO – Saint George’s School (IBE ST. GEORGE’S)
(Case T-438/22) 1
(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark IBE ST. GEORGE’S – Earlier national figurative mark ST. GEORGE’S SCHOOL – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: International British Education XXI SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: N. Fernández Fernández-Pacheco, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Saint George’s School SL (Fornells de la Selva, Spain) (represented by: R. Guerras Mazón, lawyer)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 11 May 2022 (R 2226/2020-4).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders International British Education XXI SL to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Saint George’s School SL;
Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs.
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1     OJ C 340, 5.9.2022.