Judgment of the General Court of 17 November 2021 – Soapland v EUIPO – Norma (Manòu)
(Case T-504/20) 1
(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark Manòu – Earlier national and international word marks MANOU – 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) – Proof of genuine use of the earlier marks)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Soapland GmbH & Co. OHG (Andernach, Germany) (represented by: M. Gail, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer and A. Graul, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Norma Lebensmittelfilialbetrieb Stiftung & Co. KG (Nuremberg, Germany)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 June 2020 (Case R 1504/2019-1), concerning opposition proceedings between Norma Lebensmittelfilialbetrieb Stiftung & Co. and Soapland GmbH & Co.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Soapland GmbH & Co. OHG.to pay the costs
____________
1 OJ C 320, 28.9.2020.