Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 8.8.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 303/42 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 22 June 2022 — Future Motion v EUIPO — El Corte Inglés (HYPERCORE)

(Case T-356/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022303EN.01004201-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark HYPERCORE - Earlier EU figurative mark HIPERCOR - Relative ground 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))

(2022/C 303/52)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Future Motion, Inc. (Santa Cruz, California, United States) (represented by: F.-M. Orou, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J.L. Rivas Zurdo, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 April 2021 (Case R 1229/2020 1), relating to opposition proceedings between El Corte Inglés and Future Motion.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 26 April 2021 (Case R 1229/2020-1); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO, in addition to bearing its own costs, to pay those incurred by Future Motion, Inc.; |

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| 3. | Orders El Corte Inglés, SA, to bear its own costs. |

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