CELEX: 62020TA0551
Language: en
Date: 2021-11-24 00:00:00
Title: Case T-551/20: Judgment of the General Court of 24 November 2021 — Jeronimo Martins Polska v EUIPO — Rivella International (Riviva) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark Riviva — Earlier EU word mark RIVELLA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Partial rejection of the application for registration — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Proof of genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001))

17.1.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 24/32
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 24 November 2021 — Jeronimo Martins Polska v EUIPO — Rivella International (Riviva)
      (Case T-551/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark Riviva - Earlier EU word mark RIVELLA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Partial rejection of the application for registration - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Proof of genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001))
      (2022/C 24/42)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Jeronimo Martins Polska S.A. (Kostrzyn, Poland) (represented by: R. Skubisz, 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, intervener before the General Court: Rivella International AG (Rothrist, Switzerland) (represented by: S. Pietzcker and C. Spintig, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 July 2020 (Case R 2420/2019-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Rivella International and Jeronimo Martins Polska.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Jeronimo Martins Polska S.A. to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 359, 26.10.2020.