Judgment of the General Court of 7 February 2024 – J&B v EUIPO – Ergün (J&B BRO)

(Case T-318/23) ¹

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark J&B BRO – Earlier EU figurative marks 4BRO – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the signs – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: J&B Ltd (Road Town, British Virgin Islands) (represented by: C. Thomas and B. Reiter, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Scardocchia and A. Ringelhann, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Engin Ergün (Dortmund, Germany)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 12 April 2023 (Case R 2012/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders J&B Ltd and the European Union Intellectual Property Office each to bear their own costs.

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¹     OJ C 261, 24.7.2023.