Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12.10.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 339/18 |

---

Judgment of the General Court of 8 July 2020 — FF Group Romania v EUIPO — KiK Textilien und Non-Food (\_kix)

(Case T-659/19) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020339EN.01001801-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for European Union figurative mark \_kix - Earlier national word mark kik - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Genuine use of the mark - Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(2020/C 339/22)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: FF Group Romania SRL (Bucharest, Romania) (represented by: A. Căvescu, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH (Bönen, Germany) (represented by: L. Pechan, S. Körber and N. Fangmann, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 July 2019 (Case R 353/2019 2), relating to opposition proceedings between KiK Textilien und Non-Food and FF Group Romania.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| 2. | Orders FF Group Romania SRL to pay the costs. |

---

---

[Top](#document1)