CELEX: 62018CA0766
Language: en
Date: 2020-03-05 00:00:00
Title: Case C-766/18 P: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 5 March 2020 — Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), M.J. Dairies EOOD (Appeal — EU trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Opposition — Article 8(1)(b) — Likelihood of confusion — Criteria for assessment — Applicability in the case of an earlier collective mark — Interdependence between the similarity of the trade marks at issue and that of the goods or services covered by those marks)

11.5.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 161/9
            
         
      Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 5 March 2020 — Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), M.J. Dairies EOOD
      (Case C-766/18 P) (1)
      
      (Appeal - EU trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Opposition - Article 8(1)(b) - Likelihood of confusion - Criteria for assessment - Applicability in the case of an earlier collective mark - Interdependence between the similarity of the trade marks at issue and that of the goods or services covered by those marks)
      (2020/C 161/12)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Appellant: Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi (represented by: S. Malynicz QC, S. Baran, Barrister, V. Marsland, Solicitor, and K.K. Kleanthous)
      
         Other party to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent). M.J. Dairies EOOD (represented by: D. Dimitrova and I. Pakidanska, advokati)
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 25 September 2018, Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v EUIPO — M. J. Dairies (BBQLOUMI) (T-328/17, not published, EU:T:2018:594);
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Refers the case back to the General Court of the European Union;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Reserves the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 82, 4.3.2019.