CELEX: 62020TA0284
Language: en
Date: 2021-04-28 00:00:00
Title: Case T-284/20: Judgment of the General Court of 28 April 2021 — Klaus Berthold v EUIPO — Thomann (HB Harley Benton) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark HB Harley Benton — Earlier EU word mark HB — Earlier national trade name — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and (4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

21.6.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 242/36
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 28 April 2021 — Klaus Berthold v EUIPO — Thomann (HB Harley Benton)
      (Case T-284/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark HB Harley Benton - Earlier EU word mark HB - Earlier national trade name - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and (4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2021/C 242/49)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Klaus Berthold Besitzgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG (Thalhausen, Germany) (represented by: E. Strauß, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Thomann GmbH (Burgebrach, Germany)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 March 2020 (Case R 1359/2019-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Thomann GmbH and Klaus Berthold Besitzgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Klaus Berthold Besitzgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 222, 6.7.2020.