CELEX: 62020TA0061
Language: en
Date: 2021-02-24 00:00:00
Title: Case T-61/20: Judgment of the General Court of 24 February 2021 — Sonova v EUIPO — Digitmarket (B-Direct) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark B-Direct — Earlier EU figurative mark bizdirect — 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))

3.5.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 163/27
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 24 February 2021 — Sonova v EUIPO — Digitmarket (B-Direct)
      (Case T-61/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark B-Direct - Earlier EU figurative mark bizdirect - 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 163/34)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Sonova AG (Stäfa, Switzerland) (represented by: A. Sabellek, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Manea and A. Söder, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Digitmarket — Sistemas de lnformação SA (Maia, Portugal)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 November 2019 (Case R 88/2019-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Digitmarket — Sistemas de Informação and Sonova.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Sonova AG to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 87, 16.3.2020.