EN
C 257/32
Official Journal of the European Union
4.7.2022
Judgment of the General Court of 4 May 2022 — Deichmann v EUIPO — Munich (Representation of two crossed stripes placed on the side of a shoe) (Case T-117/21) (1) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark representing a cross on the side of a sports shoe — Article 7(1)(b) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001) (2022/C 257/41) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Deichmann SE (Essen, Germany) (represented by: C. Onken, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Munich, SL (La Torre de Claramunt, Spain) (represented by: J. Güell Serra and M. Guix Vilanova, lawyers)
Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 December 2020 (Case R 2882/2019-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Deichmann and Munich.
Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1.
Dismisses the action; 2.
Orders Deichmann SE to pay the costs of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and of Munich, SL.
(1)
OJ C 128, 12.4.2021.
Judgment of the General Court of 4 May 2022 — Fidelity National Information Services v EUIPO — IFIS (FIS) (Case T-237/21) (1) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark FIS — Earlier EU word mark IFIS — 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 257/42) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (Jacksonville, Florida, United States) (represented by: P. Wilhelm, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Frydendahl and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Banca IFIS SpA (Mestre, Italy)
Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 February 2021 (Case R 1460/2020-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Banca IFIS and Fidelity National Information Services.