Order of the General Court of 10 July 2020 — Katjes Fassin v EUIPO — Haribo The Netherlands & Belgium (WONDERLAND)

(Case T-616/19) (1)

(Action for annulment - EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark WONDERLAND - Earlier Benelux word mark WONDERMIX - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)

(2020/C 348/20)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co. KG (Emmerich am Rhein, Germany) (represented by: T. Schmitz and M. Breuer, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO intervening before the General Court: Haribo The Netherlands & Belgium BV (Breda, Netherlands) (represented by: A. Tiemann and C. Elkemann, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 July 2019 (Case R 2164/2018-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Haribo The Netherlands & Belgium and Katjes Fassin.

Operative part of the order

1.	The action is dismissed as manifestly lacking any foundation in law.

2.	Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co. KG shall pay its own costs and those incurred, in connection with the present proceedings, by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Haribo The Netherlands & Belgium BV.

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(1)  OJ C 363, 28.10.2019.