CELEX: 62021TA0073
Language: en
Date: 2021-11-10 00:00:00
Title: Case T-73/21: Judgment of the General Court of 10 November 2021 — PIK-KO v EUIPO — Haribo Ricqles Zan (P.I.C. Co.) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark P.I.C. Co. — Earlier national figurative mark PIK — 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) — Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Declaration of partial invalidity)

10.1.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 11/27
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 10 November 2021 — PIK-KO v EUIPO — Haribo Ricqles Zan (P.I.C. Co.)
      (Case T-73/21) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark P.I.C. Co. - Earlier national figurative mark PIK - 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) - Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001) - Declaration of partial invalidity)
      (2022/C 11/36)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: PIK-KO AD (Kazichene, Bulgaria) (represented by: A. Ivanova, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Capostagno, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Haribo Ricqles Zan (Marseilles, France)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 November 2020 (Case R 1847/2019-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between Haribo Ricqles Zan and PIK-KO.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders PIK-KO AD to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 138, 19.4.2021.