CELEX: 62020TA0356
Language: en
Date: 2021-10-27 00:00:00
Title: Case T-356/20: Judgment of the General Court of 27 October 2021 — Jiruš v EUIPO — Nile Clothing (Racing Syndicate) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark Racing Syndicate — Earlier international word mark SYNDICATE — Submission of evidence for the first time before the Board of Appeal — Article 95(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001))

13.12.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 502/24
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 27 October 2021 — Jiruš v EUIPO — Nile Clothing (Racing Syndicate)
      (Case T-356/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark Racing Syndicate - Earlier international word mark SYNDICATE - Submission of evidence for the first time before the Board of Appeal - Article 95(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001))
      (2021/C 502/37)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Václav Jiruš (Vitín, Czech Republic) (represented by: J. Zedníková, 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: Nile Clothing AG (Sutz-Lattrigen, Switzerland) (represented by: C. Raßmann, M. Suether and F. Adinolfi, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 March 2020 (Case R 1488/2019-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Nile Clothing and Mr Jiruš.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Mr Václav Jiruš to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 255, 3.8.2020.