Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 16.8.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 311/10 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 22 June 2022 — Munich v EUIPO — Tone Watch (MUNICH10A.T.M.)

(Case T-502/20) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022311EN.01001001-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - European Union word mark MUNICH10A.T.M. - Earlier EU and national figurative marks MUNICH - Relative grounds for refusal - Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - No likelihood of confusion - No similarity of the goods and services - No aesthetic complementarity - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) - No damage to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Rights of the defence)

(2022/C 311/13)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Munich, SL (La Torre de Claramunt, Spain) (represented by: M. del Mar Guix Vilanova, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Acting as agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Tone Watch, SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J. López Martínez, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 25 March 2020 (case R 2472/2018-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between the applicant and the intervener.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Munich, SL to pay the costs. |

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