Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.5.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 207/39 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 30 March 2022 — Kalita and Haas v EUIPO — Kitzbühel Tourismus (Representation of two animals)

(Case T-206/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022207EN.01003901-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for an EU figurative mark representing two animals - Earlier EU figurative mark representing an animal - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2022/C 207/51)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicants: Oliver Kalita (Jochberg, Austria), Christian Haas (Kitzbühel, Austria) (represented by: G. Donath, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Graul and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Kitzbühel Tourismus, Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (Kitzbühel) (represented by: M. Horak, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 February 2021 (Case R 863/2020-1), relating to opposition proceedings between, on the one hand, Kitzbühel Tourismus and, on the other, Mr Kalita and Mr Haas.

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 2 February 2021 (Case R 863/2021-1); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to pay, in addition to its own costs, half of the costs incurred by Mr Oliver Kalita and Mr Christian Haas; |

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| 3. | Orders Kitzbühel Tourismus, Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts to pay, in addition to its own costs, half of the costs incurred by Mr Kalita and Mr Haas. |

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