Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.1.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 28/42 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 2 December 2020 — inMusic Brands v EUIPO — Equipson (Marq)

(Case T-687/19) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2021028EN.01004201-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark Marq - Earlier national and international figurative marks MARK - 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) - Declaration of partial invalidity)

(2021/C 28/64)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: inMusic Brands, Inc. (Cumberland, Rhode Island, United States) (represented by: D. Rose, Solicitor)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Equipson, SA (Silla, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 July 2019 (Case R 1759/2018-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Equipson and inMusic Brands.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders inMusic Brands, Inc., to pay the costs. |

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