Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 16.1.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 15/39 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 9 November 2022 — CB v EUIPO — China Construction Bank (CCB)

(Case T-639/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2023015EN.01003902-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark CCB - Earlier EU figurative mark CB - Earlier international registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark CB - Relative grounds for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Reputation and enhanced distinctiveness of the earlier mark - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(2023/C 15/51)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Groupement des cartes bancaires (CB) (Paris, France) (represented by: C. Herissay Ducamp, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: China Construction Bank Corp. (Beijing, China) (represented by: C. Gommers, lawyer)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 30 July 2021 (Case R 1305/2020-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Groupement des cartes bancaires (CB) to pay the costs. |

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