Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 13.12.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 502/23 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 20 October 2021 — St. Hippolyt v EUIPO — Raisioaqua (Vital like nature)

(Case T-351/20) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2021502EN.01002301-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark Vital like nature - Earlier EU figurative mark VITAL - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2021/C 502/35)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: St. Hippolyt Holding GmbH (Dielheim, Germany) (represented by: M. Gail, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: V. Ruzek, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Raisioaqua Oy (Raisio, Finland) (represented by: K. Rantala, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 March 2020 (Case R 1279/2019-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Raisioaqua and St. Hippolyt Holding.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders St. Hippolyt Holding GmbH to pay the costs. |

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