Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| European flag | Official Journal  of the European Union | EN  Series C |

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Judgment of the General Court of 11 October 2023 — Cyprus v EUIPO — Fontana Food (GRILLOUMI)

(Case T-415/22) [(1)](#ntr1-C_202301149EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark GRILLOUMI - Earlier national certification word marks ΧΑΛΛΟΥΜΙ HALLOUMI - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(C/2023/1149)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Republic of Cyprus (represented by: C. Milbradt, lawyer, and S. Malynicz, Barrister-at-Law)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Fontana Food AB (Tyresö, Sweden)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the Republic of Cyprus seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 13 April 2022 (Case R 1284/2018-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders the Republic of Cyprus to pay the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1149/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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