Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 4.7.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 257/32 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 4 May 2022 — Fidelity National Information Services v EUIPO — IFIS (FIS)

(Case T-237/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022257EN.01003202-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark FIS - Earlier EU word mark IFIS - 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))

(2022/C 257/42)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (Jacksonville, Florida, United States) (represented by: P. Wilhelm, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Banca IFIS SpA (Mestre, Italy)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 February 2021 (Case R 1460/2020-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Banca IFIS and Fidelity National Information Services.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., to pay the costs. |

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