CELEX: 62021TA0159
Language: en
Date: 2021-12-21 00:00:00
Title: Case T-159/21: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2021 — Bustos v EUIPO — Bicicletas Monty (motwi) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark motwi — Earlier national word mark MONTY — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

28.2.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 95/32
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2021 — Bustos v EUIPO — Bicicletas Monty (motwi)
      (Case T-159/21) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark motwi - Earlier national word mark MONTY - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2022/C 95/44)
      Language of the case: Spanish
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Dante Ricardo Bustos (Wenling, China) (represented by: A. Lorente Berges, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Raponi and J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Bicicletas Monty, SA (Sant Feliú de Llobregat, Spain)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 January 2021 (Case R 289/2020-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Bicicletas Monty and Mr Bustos.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 21 January 2021 (Case R 289/2020-5);
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 182, 10.5.2021.