Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| European flag | Official Journal  of the European Union | EN  Series C |

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Judgment of the General Court of 26 July 2023 — Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien v EUIPO — Cantina San Donaci (Passo Lungo)

(Case T-745/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_202300132EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark Passo Lungo - Earlier national word mark Doppio Passo - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(C/2023/132)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien GmbH (Freyburg, Germany) (represented by: K. Schmidt-Hern and A. Lubberger, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Cantina Sociale Cooperativa San Donaci (San Donaci, Italy)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 20 September 2021 (Case R 130/2021-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien GmbH to pay the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/132/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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