CELEX: 62019TA0595
Language: en
Date: 2021-12-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-595/19: Judgment of the General Court of 8 December 2021 — Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v EUIPO — Fontana Food (GRILLOUMI BURGER) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark GRILLOUMI BURGER — Earlier EU collective word mark HALLOUMI — Relative grounds for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — No detriment to repute — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

14.2.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 73/35
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 8 December 2021 — Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v EUIPO — Fontana Food (GRILLOUMI BURGER)
      (Case T-595/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark GRILLOUMI BURGER - Earlier EU collective word mark HALLOUMI - Relative grounds for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - No detriment to repute - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2022/C 73/41)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi (Nicosia, Cyprus) (represented by: S. Malynicz QC, S. Baran, Barrister, and V. Marsland, Solicitor)
      
         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: Fontana Food AB (Tyresö, Sweden) (represented by: P. Nihlmark and L. Zacharoff, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 June 2019 (Case R 1356/2018-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi and Fontana Food.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 357, 21.10.2019.