CELEX: 62019TA0555
Language: en
Date: 2021-04-21 00:00:00
Title: Case T-555/19: Judgment of the General Court of 21 April 2021 — Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v EUIPO — Fontana Food (GRILLOUMI) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark GRILLOUMI — Earlier EU collective word mark HALLOUMI — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Detriment to reputation — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

21.6.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 242/28
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 21 April 2021 — Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v EUIPO — Fontana Food (GRILLOUMI)
      (Case T-555/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark GRILLOUMI - Earlier EU collective word mark HALLOUMI - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Detriment to reputation - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2021/C 242/37)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi (Nicosia, Cyprus) (represented by: S. Malynicz QC, S. Baran, Barrister, and V. Marsland, Solicitor)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Fontana Food AB (Tyresö, Sweden) (represented by: P. Nihlmark and L. Zacharoff, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 May 2019 (Case R 1355/2018-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi and Fontana Food.
      
         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 29 May 2019 (Case R 1355/2018-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi and Fontana Food AB;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders Fontana Food to bear its own costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 328, 30.9.2019.