CELEX: 62019TA0556
Language: en
Date: 2021-12-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-556/19: Judgment of the General Court of 8 December 2021 — Cyprus v EUIPO — Fontana Food (GRILLOUMI) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark GRILLOUMI — Earlier national certification word marks ΧΑΛΛΟΥΜΙ HALLOUMI — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Similarity between services and goods — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

14.2.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 73/34
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 8 December 2021 — Cyprus v EUIPO — Fontana Food (GRILLOUMI)
      (Case T-556/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark GRILLOUMI - Earlier national certification word marks ΧΑΛΛΟΥΜΙ HALLOUMI - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Similarity between services and goods - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2022/C 73/39)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Republic of 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 1284/2018-4) relating to opposition proceedings between the Republic of Cyprus 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 1284/2018-4);
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Republic of Cyprus;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders Fontana Food AB to bear its own costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 328, 30.9.2019.