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Case T-819/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 — Man and Machine v EUIPO — Bim Freelance (bim ready) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark bim ready — Earlier EU figurative mark BIM freelance — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Restriction of the services covered by the mark applied for)

OJ C 35, 1.2.2021, p. 47–47 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

1.2.2021   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 35/47


Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2020 — Man and Machine v EUIPO — Bim Freelance (bim ready)

(Case T-819/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark bim ready - Earlier EU figurative mark BIM freelance - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Restriction of the services covered by the mark applied for)

(2021/C 35/61)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Man and Machine Ltd (Thame, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom) (represented by: R. Peto and C. Neu, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Bim Freelance Corp. (Miami, Florida, United States)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 September 2019 (Case R 317/2019-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Bim Freelance and Man and Machine.

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 17 September 2019 (Case R 317/2019-1);

2.

Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 27, 27.1.2020.


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