Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 5.12.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 463/39 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — H/2 Credit Manager v EUIPO — Hcapital Partners SCR (H/2 CAPITAL PARTNERS)

(Case T-656/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022463EN.01003901-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark H/2 CAPITAL PARTNERS - Earlier EU figurative mark HCapital - Relative ground for refusal - Relevant public - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Similarity of the services - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2022/C 463/54)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: H/2 Credit Manager LP (Stamford, Connecticut, United States) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister-at-Law, and N. Schmitz, 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: Hcapital Partners SCR, SA (Lisbon, Portugal) (represented by: V. Stilwell de Andrade, lawyer)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 16 July 2021 (Case R 1954/2019-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders H/2 Credit Manager LP to pay the costs. |

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