|
3.5.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 163/26 |
Judgment of the General Court of 24 February 2021 — Bezos Family Foundation v EUIPO — SNCF Mobilités (VROOM)
(Case T-56/20) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark VROOM - Earlier national word mark POP & VROOM - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2021/C 163/33)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Bezos Family Foundation (Seattle, Washington, United States) (represented by: A. Klett, M. Schaffner and M. Lambert Maillard, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: SNCF Mobilités, établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial (Saint-Denis, France)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 November 2019 (Case R 1288/2019 5), relating to opposition proceedings between SNCF Mobilités and Bezos Family Foundation.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
|
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
|
2. |
Orders Bezos Family Foundation to pay the costs. |