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Document 62019TA0638
Case T-638/19: Judgment of the General Court of 12 May 2021 — Sun Stars & Sons v EUIPO — Valvis Holding (AC AQUA AC) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the three-dimensional EU trade mark AC AQUA AC — Earlier three-dimensional EU and national trade marks VODAVODA — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-638/19: Judgment of the General Court of 12 May 2021 — Sun Stars & Sons v EUIPO — Valvis Holding (AC AQUA AC) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the three-dimensional EU trade mark AC AQUA AC — Earlier three-dimensional EU and national trade marks VODAVODA — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-638/19: Judgment of the General Court of 12 May 2021 — Sun Stars & Sons v EUIPO — Valvis Holding (AC AQUA AC) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the three-dimensional EU trade mark AC AQUA AC — Earlier three-dimensional EU and national trade marks VODAVODA — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
OJ C 252, 28.6.2021, p. 20–21
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
28.6.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 252/20 |
Judgment of the General Court of 12 May 2021 — Sun Stars & Sons v EUIPO — Valvis Holding (AC AQUA AC)
(Case T-638/19) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the three-dimensional EU trade mark AC AQUA AC - Earlier three-dimensional EU and national trade marks VODAVODA - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2021/C 252/27)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Sun Stars & Sons Pte Ltd (Singapore, Singapore) (represented by: M. Maček and C. Saettel, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Valvis Holding SA (Bucharest, Romania) (represented by: D. Bogdan, G. Bozocea and M. Stănescu, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 August 2019 (Case R 649/2018-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Sun Stars & Sons and Valvis Holding.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Valvis Holding SA to pay the costs. |