Judgment of the General Court of 1 September 2021 – Bimbo Donuts Iberia v EUIPO – Hijos de Antonio Juan (DONAS DULCESOL)
(Case T-697/20) 1
(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark DONAS DULCESOL – Earlier national word mark DONAS – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Lack of proof of genuine use of earlier mark – Classification of the goods in respect of which genuine use has been shown – Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Bimbo Donuts Iberia, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: M. Ceballos Rodríguez, I. Robledo McClymont and M. Hernández Gázquez, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Raponi and D. Gája, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Hijos de Antonio Juan, SL (Villalonga, Spain)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 September 2020 (Case R 514/2020-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Bimbo Donuts Iberia and Hijos de Antonio Juan.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Bimbo Donuts Iberia, SA to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 28, 25.1.2021.