Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 19.9.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 359/66 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2022 — CCTY Bearing Company v EUIPO — CCVI International (CCTY)

(Case T-176/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022359EN.01006601-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark CCTY - Earlier EU figurative mark CCVI - 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) - Misuse of rights - Article 71 of Regulation 2017/1001)

(2022/C 359/79)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: CCTY Bearing Company (Zhenjiang, China) (represented by: L. Genz and C. Stadler, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Capostagno and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: CCVI International Srl (Vicenza, Italy) (represented by: D. Demarinis, R. Covelli and M. Theisen, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 3 February 2021 (Case R 779/2020-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders CCTY Bearing Company to pay the costs. |

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