Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| European flag | Official Journal  of the European Union | EN  C series |

---

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | C/2025/3518 | 7.7.2025 |

Judgment of the General Court of 21 May 2025 – Embassy Sporthandel v EUIPO – Zwibo (BULL’S THE DART SIDE OF LIFE)

(Case T-1054/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202503518EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark BULL’S THE DART SIDE OF LIFE - Earlier EU figurative mark BULL’S - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(C/2025/3518)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Embassy Sporthandel GmbH (Münster, Germany) (represented by: G. Vierkötter, 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, intervener before the General Court: Zwibo BV (Naaldwijk, Netherlands) (represented by: H. Pors, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 21 August 2023 (Case R 92/2023-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| 2. | Orders Embassy Sporthandel GmbH to pay the costs. |

---

---

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3518/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

---

[Top](#document1)