Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 14.12.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 433/50 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 15 October 2020 — Rothenberger v EUIPO — Paper Point (ROBOX)

(Case T-49/20) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020433EN.01005001-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark ROBOX - Earlier EU word mark OROBOX - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Independent subcategory of goods - Taking into consideration of a descriptive element - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2020/C 433/63)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Rothenberger AG (Kelkheim, Germany) (represented by: V. von Bomhard and J. Fuhrmann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: G. Sakalaitė-Orlovskienė, J.F. Crespo Carrillo and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Paper Point S.n.c di Daria Fabbroni e Simone Borghini (Arezzo, Italy)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 October 2019 (Case R 210/2019-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Paper Point and Rothenberger.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Rothenberger AG to pay the costs. |

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