CELEX: 62021TA0281
Language: en
Date: 2022-03-16 00:00:00
Title: Case T-281/21: Judgment of the General Court of 16 March 2022 — Nowhere v EUIPO — Ye (APE TEES) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark APE TEES — Earlier national non-registered figurative trade marks representing an ape — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Rules governing common-law actions for passing-off — Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and Euratom)

16.5.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 198/45
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 16 March 2022 — Nowhere v EUIPO — Ye (APE TEES)
      (Case T-281/21) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark APE TEES - Earlier national non-registered figurative trade marks representing an ape - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Rules governing common-law actions for passing-off - Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and Euratom)
      (2022/C 198/64)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Nowhere Co. Ltd (Tokyo, Japan) (represented by: R. Kunze, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Junguo Ye (Elche, Spain)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 February 2021 (Case R 2474/2017-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Nowhere Co. and Mr Ye.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 10 February 2021 (Case R 2474/2017-2);
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 289, 19.7.2021.