Judgment of the General Court of 26 March 2020 — Wilhelm Sihn jr. v EUIPO — Golden Frog (CHAMELEON)

(Case T-312/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark CHAMELEON - Earlier international and national word marks CHAMELEON - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2020/C 175/24)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Wilhelm Sihn jr. GmbH & Co. KG (Niefern-Öschelbronn, Germany) (represented by: H. Twelmeier, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: P. Sipos, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Golden Frog GmbH (Meggen, Switzerland) (represented by: G. Messenger, Barrister)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 March 2019 (Case R 1551/2018-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Wilhelm Sihn jr. and Golden Frog.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders Wilhelm Sihn jr. GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.

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(1)  OJ C 230, 8.7.2019.