Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 2.12.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 406/29 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 20 September 2019 — M.I. Industries v EUIPO — Natural Instinct (Nature’s Variety Instinct)

(Case T-287/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019406EN.01002901-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark Nature’s Variety Instinct - Earlier national figurative mark Natural Instinct Dog and Cat food as nature intended - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2019/C 406/38)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: M.I. Industries, Inc. (Lincoln, Nebraska, United States) (represented by: M. Montañá Mora and S. Sebe Marin, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Natural Instinct Ltd (Southwark, United Kingdom) (represented by: E. Yates, Solicitor, and N. Zweck, Barrister)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 March 2018 (Case R 1659/2017-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Natural Instinct and M.I. Industries.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders M.I. Industries, Inc. to pay the costs. |

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