Judgment of the General Court of 21 March 2019 –Pan v EUIPO — Entertainment One UK (TOBBIA)

(Case T-777/17) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark TOBBIA - Earlier EU figurative mark Peppa Pig - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2019/C 155/50)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Xianhao Pan (Rome, Italy) (represented by: M. Oliva, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Entertainment One UK Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: J. Guise, L. Cassidy and N. Rose, Solicitors)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Astley Baker Davies Ltd (London, United Kingdom)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 September 2017 (Case R 1776/2016-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between, on the one hand, Entertainment One UK and Astley Baker Davies, and, on the other hand, Mr Xianhao.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders Mr Xianhao Pan to pay the costs.

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(1)  OJ C 22, 22.1.2018.