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Case T-163/24: Judgment of the General Court of 8 January 2025 – Rat Pack Filmproduktion v EUIPO – RatPac Entertainment (RATPAC) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – International registration designating the European Union – Word mark RATPAC – Earlier national word mark RAT PACK – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – No similarity of the services – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-163/24: Judgment of the General Court of 8 January 2025 – Rat Pack Filmproduktion v EUIPO – RatPac Entertainment (RATPAC) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – International registration designating the European Union – Word mark RATPAC – Earlier national word mark RAT PACK – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – No similarity of the services – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-163/24: Judgment of the General Court of 8 January 2025 – Rat Pack Filmproduktion v EUIPO – RatPac Entertainment (RATPAC) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – International registration designating the European Union – Word mark RATPAC – Earlier national word mark RAT PACK – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – No similarity of the services – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
OJ C, C/2025/1108, 24.2.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1108/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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Official Journal |
EN C series |
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C/2025/1108 |
24.2.2025 |
Judgment of the General Court of 8 January 2025 – Rat Pack Filmproduktion v EUIPO – RatPac Entertainment (RATPAC)
(Case T-163/24) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark RATPAC - Earlier national word mark RAT PACK - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - No similarity of the services - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(C/2025/1108)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Rat Pack Filmproduktion GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: S. Schmidt and P. Baronikians, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Ringelhann, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: RatPac Entertainment LLC (Encino, California, United States) (represented by: H. Gauß and N. Vachova, lawyers)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 24 January 2024 (Case R 877/2023-5).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Rat Pack Filmproduktion GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and RatPac Entertainment LLC in the proceedings before the General Court. |
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1108/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)