Judgment of the General Court of 12 March 2020 — Gwo Chyang Biotech v EUIPO — Norma (KinGirls)

(Case T-85/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark KinGirls - Earlier German word mark King - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2020/C 175/22)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Gwo Chyang Biotech Co. Ltd (Tainan City, Taiwan) (represented by: J. Kakoures, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: W. Schramek, A. Söder and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Norma Lebensmittelfilialbetrieb Stiftung & Co. KG (Nuremberg, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 December 2018 (Case R 718/2018-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Norma Lebensmittelfilialbetrieb Stiftung & Co. and Gwo Chyang Biotech.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders Gwo Chyang Biotech Co. Ltd to pay the costs.

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(1)  OJ C 122, 1.4.2019.