Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 9.3.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 77/44 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 30 January 2020 — Grupo Textil Brownie v EUIPO — The Guide Association (BROWNIE)

(Case T-598/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020077EN.01004401-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark BROWNIE - Earlier national word marks BROWNIES, BROWNIE, Brownies and Brownie - 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) - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001))

(2020/C 77/63)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Grupo Textil Brownie, SL (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: D. Pellisé Urquiza and J.C. Quero Navarro, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Capostagno, A. Folliard-Monguiral and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: The Guide Association (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: T. St Quintin, Barrister, and M. Jhittay, Solicitor)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the EUIPO of 4 July 2018 (Case R 2680/2017-2) relating to opposition proceedings between The Guide Association and Grupo Textil Brownie.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Grupo Textil Brownie, SL to pay the costs. |

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