CELEX: 62020TA0023
Language: en
Date: 2021-09-01 00:00:00
Title: Case T-23/20: Judgment of the General Court of 1 September 2021 — FF IP v EUIPO — Seven (the DoubleF) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark the DoubleF — Earlier EU word mark THE DOUBLE — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Relevant public — Similarity of the goods — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

18.10.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 422/12
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 1 September 2021 — FF IP v EUIPO — Seven (the DoubleF)
      (Case T-23/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark the DoubleF - Earlier EU word mark THE DOUBLE - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Relevant public - Similarity of the goods - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2021/C 422/17)
      Language of the case: Italian
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: FF IP Srl (Mantua, Italy) (represented by: M. Locatelli, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Capostagno, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Seven SpA (Leinì, Italy) (represented by: D. Sindico and E. Tonello, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 October 2019 (Case R 2588/2018-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Seven and FF IP.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Dismisses Seven SpA’s application for refusal of registration of the European Union figurative mark the DoubleF for goods in Class 18 and services in Class 35;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders FF IP Srl to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 68, 2.3.2020.