Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 31.10.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 402/42 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 20 September 2016 — Excalibur City v EUIPO — Ferrero (MERLIN’S KINDERWELT)

(Case T-565/15)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016402EN.01004202-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark MERLIN’S KINDERWELT - Earlier national word mark KINDER - Relative ground for refusal - No similarity between the signs - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2016/C 402/49)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Excalibur City s.r.o. (Znojmo, Czech Republic) (represented by: E. Engin-Deniz, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Simandlova and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Ferrero SpA (Alba, Italy) (represented by: L. Ghedina and F. Jacobacci, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 July 2015 (Case R 1538/2014-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Ferrero and Excalibur City.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 9 July 2015 (Case R 1538/2014-1); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Excalibur City s.r.o.; |

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| 3. | Orders Ferrero SpA to bear its own costs. |

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