CELEX: 62019TA0659
Language: en
Date: 2020-07-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-659/19: Judgment of the General Court of 8 July 2020 — FF Group Romania v EUIPO — KiK Textilien und Non-Food (_kix) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for European Union figurative mark _kix — Earlier national word mark kik — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Genuine use of the mark — Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)

12.10.2020   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 339/18
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 8 July 2020 — FF Group Romania v EUIPO — KiK Textilien und Non-Food (_kix)
      (Case T-659/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for European Union figurative mark _kix - Earlier national word mark kik - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Genuine use of the mark - Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)
      (2020/C 339/22)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: FF Group Romania SRL (Bucharest, Romania) (represented by: A. Căvescu, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH (Bönen, Germany) (represented by: L. Pechan, S. Körber and N. Fangmann, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 July 2019 (Case R 353/2019 2), relating to opposition proceedings between KiK Textilien und Non-Food and FF Group Romania.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders FF Group Romania SRL to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 383, 11.11.2019.