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Document 62022TA0043
Case T-43/22: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Sanrio v EUIPO — Miroglio Fashion (SANRIO CHARACTERS) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark SANRIO CHARACTERS — Earlier EU word mark CARACTÈRE — 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-43/22: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Sanrio v EUIPO — Miroglio Fashion (SANRIO CHARACTERS) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark SANRIO CHARACTERS — Earlier EU word mark CARACTÈRE — 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-43/22: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Sanrio v EUIPO — Miroglio Fashion (SANRIO CHARACTERS) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark SANRIO CHARACTERS — Earlier EU word mark CARACTÈRE — 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 71, 27.2.2023, p. 25–25
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
27.2.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 71/25 |
Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Sanrio v EUIPO — Miroglio Fashion (SANRIO CHARACTERS)
(Case T-43/22) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark SANRIO CHARACTERS - Earlier EU word mark CARACTÈRE - 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))
(2023/C 71/32)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Sanrio Co. Ltd (Tokyo, Japan) (represented by: V. Schmitz-Fohrmann, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: R. Raponi and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Miroglio Fashion Srl (Alba, Italy)
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 16 November 2021 (Case R 2460/2020-2).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 16 November 2021 (Case R 2460/2020-2) in so far as it concerns:
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2. |
Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |
3. |
Orders Sanrio Co. Ltd and EUIPO to bear their own costs. |