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Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 21 March 2019 –  
Pan v EUIPO — Entertainment One UK (TOBBIA)

(Case T‑777/17)

(EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark TOBBIA — Earlier EU figurative mark Peppa Pig — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

| 1. | EU trade mark — Appeals procedure — Appeal against a decision of the Opposition Division of EUIPO — Examination by the Board of Appeal — Scope — Facts and evidence not produced in support of the opposition within the period prescribed for that purpose — Account taken — Discretion of the Board of Appeal  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 76(2))  (see paras 21-23) |

| 2. | EU trade mark — Procedural provisions — Statement of reasons for decisions — First sentence of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Scope identical to that of Article 296 TFEU  (Art. 296 TFEU; Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 75, first sentence)  (see paras 27-32) |

| 3. | EU trade mark — Appeals procedure — Appeal to a Board of Appeal — Competence of the Boards of Appeal — New full examination of the merits  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 64(1))  (see para. 33) |

| 4. | EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Relative grounds for invalidity — Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark — Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))  (see paras 37, 38, 41, 56) |

| 5. | EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Relative grounds for invalidity — Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark — Figuratives marks TOBBIA and Peppa Pig  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))  (see paras 57-60) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 September 2017 (Case R 1776/2016-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between, on the one hand, Entertainment One UK and Astley Baker Davies, and, on the other hand, Mr Xianhao.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Mr Xianhao Pan to pay the costs. |

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