CELEX: 62018TA0421
Language: en
Date: 2020-09-23 00:00:00
Title: Case T-421/18: Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — Bauer Radio v EUIPO — Weinstein (MUSIKISS) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark MUSIKISS — Earlier United Kingdom word and figurative marks KISS — Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and Euratom — Transition period — Decision of the Board of Appeal to remit the case to the Opposition Division — Admissibility — 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))

23.11.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 399/28
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — Bauer Radio v EUIPO — Weinstein (MUSIKISS)
      (Case T-421/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark MUSIKISS - Earlier United Kingdom word and figurative marks KISS - Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and Euratom - Transition period - Decision of the Board of Appeal to remit the case to the Opposition Division - Admissibility - 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))
      (2020/C 399/40)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Bauer Radio Ltd (Peterborough, United Kingdom) (represented by: G. Messenger, Barrister)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Bonne, H. O’Neill and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Simon Weinstein (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: M.-R. Petsche and M. Grötschl, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 March 2018 (Case R 510/2017-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Bauer Radio and Mr Weinstein.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Bauer Radio Ltd to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 294, 20.8.2018.