Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 6.12.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 490/39 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 13 October 2021 — Unimax Stationery v EUIPO — Mitsubishi Pencil (UNI-MAX)

(Case T-591/20) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2021490EN.01003902-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark UNI-MAX - Earlier EU figurative marks uni and uni-ball - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2021/C 490/45)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Unimax Stationery (Daman, India) (represented by: A. Hempel and C. Grünewald, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Frydendahl and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Mitsubishi Pencil Co. Ltd (Tokyo, Japan) (represented by: J. Fesenmair, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 July 2020 (Case R 371/2020-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Mitsubishi Pencil and Unimax Stationery.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Unimax Stationery to pay the costs. |

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