CELEX: 62020TA0699
Language: en
Date: 2021-12-21 00:00:00
Title: Case T-699/20: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2021 — Fashion Energy v EUIPO — Retail Royalty (1st AMERICAN) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark 1st AMERICAN — Earlier EU figurative mark representing an eagle or other bird of prey — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Phonetic similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Article 72(6) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

28.2.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 95/32
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2021 — Fashion Energy v EUIPO — Retail Royalty (1st AMERICAN)
      (Case T-699/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark 1st AMERICAN - Earlier EU figurative mark representing an eagle or other bird of prey - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Phonetic similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Article 72(6) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
      (2022/C 95/43)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Fashion Energy Srl (Milan, Italy) (represented by: T. Müller and F. Togo, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Retail Royalty Co. (Las Vegas, Nevada, United States) (represented by: J. Bogatz and Y. Stone, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 September 2020 (Case R 426/2020-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Retail Royalty and Fashion Energy.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Fashion Energy Srl to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 28, 25.1.2021.