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Document 62020TJ0186
Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) of 17 March 2021.
Chatwal Hotels & Resorts LLC v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark THE TIME – Earlier EU word mark TIMEHOUSE – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.
Case T-186/20.
Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) of 17 March 2021.
Chatwal Hotels & Resorts LLC v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark THE TIME – Earlier EU word mark TIMEHOUSE – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.
Case T-186/20.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2021:147
Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) of 17 March 2021 –
Chatwal v EUIPO – Timehouse Capital (THE TIME)
(Case T‑186/20)
(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark THE TIME – Earlier EU word mark TIMEHOUSE – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Word marks THE TIME and TIMEHOUSE
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paras 31, 37, 40, 43-45)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 January 2020 (Case R 2264/2018-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Timehouse Capital and Chatwal Hotels & Resorts.
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders Chatwal Hotels & Resorts LLC to pay the costs. |