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General Court of the European Union

PRESS RELEASE No 7/21

Luxembourg, 20 January 2021

Judgment in Case T-328/17 RENV Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v EUIPO- M. J. Dairies (BBQLOUMI) The General Court confirms that there is no likelihood of confusion between the collective mark HALLOUMI, reserved for the members of a Cypriot association, and the sign ‘BBQLOUMI’ which serves to designate the products of a Bulgarian company

The Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi is the proprietor of the EU collective mark HALLOUMI, registered for cheese. An EU collective mark is a specific type of EU trade mark, capable of distinguishing the goods or services of the members of the association which is the proprietor of the mark from those of other undertakings.

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