Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 24.1.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 37/28 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 1 December 2021 — Team Beverage v EUIPO — Zurich Deutscher Herold Lebensversicherung (Team Beverage)

(Case T-359/20) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022037EN.01002801-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark Team Beverage - Earlier EU word mark TEAM - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2022/C 37/37)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Team Beverage AG (Bremen, Germany) (represented by: O. Spieker, A. Schönfleisch, N. Willich and N. Achilles, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)

Other party the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Zurich Deutscher Herold Lebensversicherung AG (Bonn, Germany) (represented: F. Kramer, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 April 2020 (Case R 2727/2019-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Zurich Deutscher Herold Lebensversicherung and Team Beverage.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Team Beverage AG to pay the costs. |

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