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Case T-310/19: Judgment of the General Court of 25 November 2020 — BRF Singapore Foods v EUIPO — Tipiak (SADIA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark SADIA — Earlier national word mark SAIDA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Principle of sound administration — Equal treatment — Obligation to state reasons)
Case T-310/19: Judgment of the General Court of 25 November 2020 — BRF Singapore Foods v EUIPO — Tipiak (SADIA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark SADIA — Earlier national word mark SAIDA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Principle of sound administration — Equal treatment — Obligation to state reasons)
Case T-310/19: Judgment of the General Court of 25 November 2020 — BRF Singapore Foods v EUIPO — Tipiak (SADIA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark SADIA — Earlier national word mark SAIDA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Principle of sound administration — Equal treatment — Obligation to state reasons)
OJ C 28, 25.1.2021, p. 39–40
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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25.1.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 28/39 |
Judgment of the General Court of 25 November 2020 — BRF Singapore Foods v EUIPO — Tipiak (SADIA)
(Case T-310/19) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark SADIA - Earlier national word mark SAIDA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Principle of sound administration - Equal treatment - Obligation to state reasons)
(2021/C 28/60)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: BRF Singapore Foods Pte Ltd (Singapore, Singapore) (represented by: C. Mateu, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Lapinskaite, 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: Tipiak (Saint-Aignan de Grand-Lieu, France) (represented by: M. Antoine-Lalance and M. Aïtelli, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 March 2019 (Case R 1857/2018-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Tipiak and BRF Singapore Foods.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders BRF Singapore Foods Pte Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Tipiak; |
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Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs. |