CELEX: 62021TA0125
Language: en
Date: 2022-03-02 00:00:00
Title: Case T-125/21: Judgment of the General Court of 2 March 2022 — Banco de Investimento Global v EUIPO — Banco BIC Português (EUROBIC) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark EUROBIC — Earlier EU figurative marks BiG, BANCO BiG and BiGlobal TRADE — Earlier national word marks BANCO BIG and earlier national figurative mark BANCO BiG — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

25.4.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 171/30
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 2 March 2022 — Banco de Investimento Global v EUIPO — Banco BIC Português (EUROBIC)
      (Case T-125/21) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark EUROBIC - Earlier EU figurative marks BiG, BANCO BiG and BiGlobal TRADE - Earlier national word marks BANCO BIG and earlier national figurative mark BANCO BiG - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2022/C 171/39)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Banco de Investimento Global, SA (Lisbon, Portugal) (represented by: N. Lucas, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Banco BIC Português, SA (Lisbon) (represented by: P. Sousa e Silva, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 November 2020 (Case R 607/2019-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Banco de Investimento Global and Banco BIC Português.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Banco de Investimento Global, SA to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 148, 26.4.2021.