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Document 62021TA0537
Case T-537/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — bett1.de v EUIPO — XXXLutz Marken (BODY STAR) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark BODY STAR — Earlier EU word mark Bodyguard — Earlier national word mark Bodyguard — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Case T-537/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — bett1.de v EUIPO — XXXLutz Marken (BODY STAR) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark BODY STAR — Earlier EU word mark Bodyguard — Earlier national word mark Bodyguard — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Case T-537/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — bett1.de v EUIPO — XXXLutz Marken (BODY STAR) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark BODY STAR — Earlier EU word mark Bodyguard — Earlier national word mark Bodyguard — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
OJ C 463, 5.12.2022, p. 34–35
(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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5.12.2022 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 463/34 |
Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — bett1.de v EUIPO — XXXLutz Marken (BODY STAR)
(Case T-537/21) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark BODY STAR - Earlier EU word mark Bodyguard - Earlier national word mark Bodyguard - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2022/C 463/47)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: bett1.de GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: O. Brexl, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Markakis and M. Eberl, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: XXXLutz Marken GmbH (Wels, Austria) (represented by: H. Pannen, lawyer)
Re:
By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 23 June 2021 (Joined Cases R 1711/2020-2 and R 1727/2020-2).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 23 June 2021 (Joined Cases R 1711/2020-2 et R 1727/2020-2) as regards ‘mattresses; mattress toppers; beds; bed frames; slatted bases for beds; bedding except linen; cushions; pillows; neck-supporting pillows; waterbeds, not for medical purposes; air mattresses’ in Class 20 and ‘bed blankets; bed linen and blankets; ticks [mattress covers]; mattress covers; ticks (mattress and pillow coverings); sleeping bags’ in Class 24; |
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Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |
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Orders each party to bear its own costs. |