Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 15.11.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 462/40 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 22 September 2021 — Sociedade da Água de Monchique v EUIPO — Ventura Vendrell (chic ÁGUA ALCALINA 9,5 PH)

(Case T-195/20) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2021462EN.01004001-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark chic ÁGUA ALCALINA 9,5 PH - Earlier EU word mark CHIC BARCELONA - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2021/C 462/47)

Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties

Applicant: Sociedade da Água de Monchique, SA (Caldas de Monchique, Portugal) (represented by: M. Osório de Castro, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, I. Ribeiro da Cunha and J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Pere Ventura Vendrell (Sant Sadurni d’Anoia, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 January 2020 (Case R 2524/2018-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Mr Ventura Vendrell and Sociedade da Água de Monchique.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 20 January 2020 (Case R 2524/2018-4); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to pay the costs. |

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