16.8.2021

Official Journal of the European Union

C 329/22

(Case T-204/20) (<span class="oj-super oj-note-tag">1</span>)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark ZOOM - Earlier EU figurative and word marks ZOOM - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2021/C 329/27)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Zoom KK (Tokyo, Japan) (represented by: M. de Arpe Tejero, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: K. Zajfert, J. Crespo Carrillo and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Facetec, Inc. (Las Vegas, Nevada, United States) (represented by: P. Wilhelm, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 February 2020 (Case R 507/2019 1) relating to opposition proceedings between Zoom KK and Facetec.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.Dismisses the action;

2.Orders Zoom KK to pay the costs.

(<span class="oj-super">1</span>) OJ C 201, 15.6.2020.