CELEX: 62019TA0669
Language: en
Date: 2020-09-09 00:00:00
Title: Case T-669/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 September 2020 — Novomatic v EUIPO — Brouwerij Haacht (PRIMUS) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for European Union word mark PRIMUS — Earlier EU word mark PRIMUS — Earlier Benelux word mark PRIMUS — Relative ground for refusal — Damage to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

9.11.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 378/32
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 9 September 2020 — Novomatic v EUIPO — Brouwerij Haacht (PRIMUS)
      (Case T-669/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for European Union word mark PRIMUS - Earlier EU word mark PRIMUS - Earlier Benelux word mark PRIMUS - Relative ground for refusal - Damage to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2020/C 378/39)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Novomatic AG (Gumpoldskirchen, Austria) (represented by: W. Mosing, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Brouwerij Haacht NV (Boortmeerbeek, Belgium) (represented by: G. Glas and E. Taelman, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 July 2019 (Case R 2528/2018-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Brouwerij Haacht and Novomatic.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Novomatic AG to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 399, 25.11.2019.