CELEX: 62021TA0202
Language: en
Date: 2022-02-02 00:00:00
Title: Case T-202/21: Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2022 — Vita Zahnfabrik v EUIPO — VIPI Produtos Odontológicos (VITABLOCS TriLuxe forte) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark VITABLOCS TriLuxe forte — Earlier EU word mark TRILUX — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

21.3.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 128/24
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2022 — Vita Zahnfabrik v EUIPO — VIPI Produtos Odontológicos (VITABLOCS TriLuxe forte)
      (Case T-202/21) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark VITABLOCS TriLuxe forte - Earlier EU word mark TRILUX - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2022/C 128/34)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Vita Zahnfabrik H. Rauter GmbH & Co. KG (Bad Säckingen, Germany) (represented by: A. Theis and F. Hauck, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Frydendahl and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: VIPI Indústria, Comércio, Exportação E Importação De Produtos Odontológicos LTDA (Pirassununga, Brazil) (represented by: J. Blum, Solicitor)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 February 2021 (Case R 818/2020 4) relating to opposition proceedings between VIPI Indústria, Comércio, Exportação E Importação De Produtos Odontológicos and Vita Zahnfabrik H. Rauter.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Vita Zahnfabrik H. Rauter GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 217, 7.6.2021.