Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.11.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 399/32 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — Brillux v EUIPO — Synthesa Chemie (Freude an Farbe)

(Case T-401/19) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020399EN.01003201-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark Freude an Farbe in yellow, orange, red, pink, violet, blue, turquoise, dark green, light green and anthracite - Earlier figurative EU trade mark Glemadur Freude an Farbe - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2020/C 399/46)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Brillux GmbH & Co. KG (Münster, Germany) (represented by: R. Schiffer, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Synthesa Chemie GesmbH (Perg, Austria) (represented by: A. Haberl, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 March 2019 (Case R 1498/2018-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Synthesa Chemie and Brillux.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Brillux GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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