Judgment of the General Court of 24 May 2023 – Granini France v EUIPO – Pichler (Joro)

(Case T-68/22) ¹

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark Joro – Earlier national word mark JOKO – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of goods – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Granini France (Mâcon, France) (represented by: J. Wachsmuth, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Klee and D. Gája, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Josef Pichler (San Leonardo in Passiria, Italy)

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 8 November 2021 (Case R 2336/2020-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 8 November 2021 (Case R 2336/2020-1);

2.    Dismisses the action as to the remainder;

3.    Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.

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¹     OJ C 128, 21.3.2022.