CELEX: 62021TA0198
Language: en
Date: 2022-02-23 00:00:00
Title: Case T-198/21: Judgment of the General Court of 23 February 2022 — Ancor Group v EUIPO — Cody’s Drinks International (CODE-X) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — EU word mark CODE-X — Earlier national word and figurative marks Cody’s — Earlier international figurative mark Cody’s — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

25.4.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 171/34
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 23 February 2022 — Ancor Group v EUIPO — Cody’s Drinks International (CODE-X)
      (Case T-198/21) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - EU word mark CODE-X - Earlier national word and figurative marks Cody’s - Earlier international figurative mark Cody’s - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2022/C 171/45)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Ancor Group GmbH (Igersheim, Germany) (represented by: J. Wachsmuth and W. Berlit, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl and E. Markakis, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Cody’s Drinks International GmbH (Bremen, Germany)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 February 2021 (Case R 208/2020-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Cody’s Drinks International and Ancor Group.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 4 February 2021 (Case R 208/2020-5);
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Rejects the opposition brought by Cody’s Drinks International GmbH;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 217, 7.6.2021.