CELEX: 62020TA0195
Language: en
Date: 2021-09-22 00:00:00
Title: Case T-195/20: Judgment of the General Court of 22 September 2021 — Sociedade da Água de Monchique v EUIPO — Ventura Vendrell (chic ÁGUA ALCALINA 9,5 PH) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark chic ÁGUA ALCALINA 9,5 PH — Earlier EU word mark CHIC BARCELONA — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

15.11.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 462/40
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 22 September 2021 — Sociedade da Água de Monchique v EUIPO — Ventura Vendrell (chic ÁGUA ALCALINA 9,5 PH)
      (Case T-195/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark chic ÁGUA ALCALINA 9,5 PH - Earlier EU word mark CHIC BARCELONA - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2021/C 462/47)
      Language of the case: Portuguese
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Sociedade da Água de Monchique, SA (Caldas de Monchique, Portugal) (represented by: M. Osório de Castro, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, I. Ribeiro da Cunha and J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Pere Ventura Vendrell (Sant Sadurni d’Anoia, Spain)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 January 2020 (Case R 2524/2018-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Mr Ventura Vendrell and Sociedade da Água de Monchique.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 20 January 2020 (Case R 2524/2018-4);
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 201, 15.6.2020.