Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 13.7.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 230/27 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 28 May 2020 — Consejo Regulador ‘Jamón de Teruel/Paleta de Teruel’ v EUIPO — Airesano Foods (AIRESANO BLACK El ibérico de Teruel)

(Case T-696/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020230EN.01002701-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark AIRESANO BLACK El ibérico de Teruel - Earlier EU figurative mark JAMON DE TERUEL CONSEJO REGULADOR DE LA DENOMINACION DE ORIGEN - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - No similarity between the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2020/C 230/34)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Protegida ‘Jamón de Teruel/Paleta de Teruel’ (Teruel, Spain) (represented by F. Pérez Álvarez and J. Pérez Itarte, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Airesano Foods, SL (La Puebla de Valverde, Spain) (represented by: J. Sanmartín, lawyer)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: L. Aguilera Ruiz and M. J. Ruiz Sánchez, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 September 2018 (Case R 88/2018-4), concerning opposition proceedings between Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Protegida ‘Jamón de Teruel/Paleta de Teruel’ and Airesano Foods.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Protegida ‘Jamón de Teruel/Paleta de Teruel’ to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Airesano Foods, SL; |

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| 3. | Orders the Kingdom of Spain to bear its own costs. |

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