CELEX: 62020TA0324
Language: en
Date: 2021-05-19 00:00:00
Title: Case T-324/20: Judgment of the General Court of 19 May 2021 — Yongkang Kugooo Technology v EUIPO — Ford Motor Company (kugoo) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark kugoo — Earlier EU and national word marks KUGA and earlier EU word mark KUGA ENERGI — 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))

5.7.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 263/20
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 19 May 2021 — Yongkang Kugooo Technology v EUIPO — Ford Motor Company (kugoo)
      (Case T-324/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark kugoo - Earlier EU and national word marks KUGA and earlier EU word mark KUGA ENERGI - 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))
      (2021/C 263/26)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Yongkang Kugooo Technology Co. Ltd (Yongkang, China) (represented by: P. Pérot, lawyer)
      
         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: Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Michigan, United States)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 March 2020 (Case R 65/2019-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Ford Motor Company and Yongkang Kugooo Technology.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Yongkang Kugooo Technology Co. Ltd to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 247, 27.7.2020.