CELEX: 62019TA0378
Language: en
Date: 2020-11-18 00:00:00
Title: Case T-378/19: Judgment of the General Court of 18 November 2020 — Topcart v EUIPO — Carl International (TC CARL) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark TC CARL — Earlier national figurative mark CARL TOUCH — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

18.1.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 19/47
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 18 November 2020 — Topcart v EUIPO — Carl International (TC CARL)
      (Case T-378/19) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark TC CARL - Earlier national figurative mark CARL TOUCH - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2021/C 19/49)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Topcart GmbH (Wiesbaden, Germany) (represented by: M. Hoffmann, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Carl International (Limonest, France) (represented by: B. Müller, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 April 2019 (Case R 1617/2018-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Carl International and Topcart.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Topcart GmbH to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 270, 12.8.2019.