EN
C 95/28
Official Journal of the European Union
28.2.2022
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Melfinco S.A. (Schaan, Liechtenstein) (represented by: M. Gioti, lawyer) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 October 2019 (Case R 1820/2018-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Melfinco and Worldwide Spirits Supply.
Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1.
Dismisses the action; 2.
Orders Worldwide Spirits Supply, Inc. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO); 3.
Orders Melfinco S.A. to bear its own costs.
(1)
OJ C 77, 9.3.2020.
Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2021 — Dr. Spiller v EUIPO — Rausch (Alpenrausch Dr. Spiller) (Case T-6/20) (1) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark Alpenrausch Dr. Spiller — Earlier EU word mark RAUSCH — 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)) (2022/C 95/37) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Dr. Spiller GmbH (Siegsdorf, Germany) (represented by: J. Stock and M. Geitz, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl, J. Schäfer, A. Söder and D. Walicka, acting as Agents) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Rausch AG Kreuzlingen (Kreuzlingen, Switzerland) (represented by: F. Stangl and S. Pilgram, lawyers) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 October 2019 (Case R 2206/2015-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Rausch Kreuzlingen and Dr. Spiller.
Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1.
Dismisses the action; 2.
Orders Dr. Spiller GmbH to pay the costs.
(1)
OJ C 68, 2.3.2020.