CELEX: 62020TA0531
Language: en
Date: 2021-06-30 00:00:00
Title: Case T-531/20: Judgment of the General Court of 30 June 2021 — Wolf Oil v EUIPO — Rolf Lubricants (ROLF) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark ROLF — Earlier international mark Wolf — 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) — Obligation to state reasons — Right to be heard)

16.8.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 329/29
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 30 June 2021 — Wolf Oil v EUIPO — Rolf Lubricants (ROLF)
      (Case T-531/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark ROLF - Earlier international mark Wolf - 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) - Obligation to state reasons - Right to be heard)
      (2021/C 329/39)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Wolf Oil Corporation NV (Hemiksem, Belgium) (represented by: T. Heremans and L. Depypere, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: K. Kompari and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Rolf Lubricants GmbH (Leverkusen, Germany) (represented by: D. Terheggen and S. Sullivan, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 June 2020 (Case R 1958/2019-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Wolf Oil Corporation and Rolf Lubricants.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Wolf Oil Corporation NV to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 339, 12.10.2020.