Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 13.12.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 502/24 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 20 October 2021 — St. Hippolyt v EUIPO — Elephant (Strong like nature)

(Case T-352/20) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2021502EN.01002401-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark Strong like nature - Earlier EU figurative mark STRONG NATURE - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2021/C 502/36)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: St. Hippolyt Holding GmbH (Dielheim, Germany) (represented by: M. Gail, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Lapinskaite and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Preduzeće za proizvodnju, unutrašnju i spoljnu trgovinu Elephant Co. d.o.o. (Belgrade, Serbia) (represented by: D. Cañadas Arcas, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 March 2020 (Case R 1909/2019-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Preduzeće za proizvodnju, unutrašnju i spoljnu trgovinu Elephant and St. Hippolyt Holding.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders St. Hippolyt Holding GmbH to pay the costs. |

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