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24.7.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 261/30 |
Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2023 — Vallegre v EUIPO — Joseph Phelps Vineyards (PORTO INSÍGNIA)
(Case T-33/22) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark PORTO INSÍGNIA - Earlier EU word mark INSIGNIA - 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))
(2023/C 261/42)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Vallegre, Vinhos do Porto, SA (Sabrosa, Portugal) (represented by: E. Armero Lavie, G. Marín Raigal and J. Oria Sousa-Montes, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Nicolás Gómez, M. Eberl and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Joseph Phelps Vineyards LLC (Saint Helena, California, United States) (represented by: S. Reinhard, lawyer)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 26 October 2021 (Case R 894/2021-5).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Vallegre, Vinhos do Porto, SA to pay the costs. |