CELEX: 62019TA0830
Language: en
Date: 2021-01-20 00:00:00
Title: Case T-830/19: Judgment of the General Court of 20 January 2021 — Palírna U Zeleného stromu v EUIPO — Bacardi (BLEND 42 VODKA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark BLEND 42 VODKA — Earlier EU word mark and international figurative mark 42 BELOW — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Relevant public — Similarity of the goods and services — Similarity of the signs — Global assessment of the likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

15.3.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 88/29
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 20 January 2021 — Palírna U Zeleného stromu v EUIPO — Bacardi (BLEND 42 VODKA)
      (Case T-830/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark BLEND 42 VODKA - Earlier EU word mark and international figurative mark 42 BELOW - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Relevant public - Similarity of the goods and services - Similarity of the signs - Global assessment of the 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 88/38)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Palírna U Zeleného stromu a.s. (Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic) (represented by: T. Chleboun, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Bacardi & Co. Ltd (Meyrin, Switzerland) (represented by: A. Parassina, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 September 2019 (Case R 2532/2018-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Bacardi & Co. and Palírna U Zeléného stromu.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Palírna U Zeleného stromu a.s. to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 54, 17.2.2020.