Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 21.6.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 242/34 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 28 April 2021 — FCA Italy v EUIPO — Bettag (Pandem)

(Case T-191/20) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2021242EN.01003402-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark Pandem - Earlier national and international word marks PANDA - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2021/C 242/46)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: FCA Italy SpA (Turin, Italy) (represented by: F. Jacobacci and E. Truffo, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: G. Sakalaitė-Orlovskienė and J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Christoph Bettag (Aachen, Germany) (represented by: M. Metzner, A. Hönninger and M. Zeis, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 February 2020 (Case R 1483/2019-5), relating to opposition proceedings between FCA Italy and Mr Bettag.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders FCA Italy SpA to pay the costs. |

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