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Document 62017TA0788

    Case T-788/17: Judgment of the General Court of 17 October 2018 — Szabados v EUIPO — Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica (Separ) (MicroSepar) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark MicroSepar — Earlier EU figurative mark SeparSolidaria — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

    OJ C 436, 3.12.2018, p. 49–49 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    3.12.2018   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 436/49


    Judgment of the General Court of 17 October 2018 — Szabados v EUIPO — Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica (Separ) (MicroSepar)

    (Case T-788/17) (1)

    ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark MicroSepar - Earlier EU figurative mark SeparSolidaria - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))

    (2018/C 436/69)

    Language of the case: German

    Parties

    Applicant: Andreas Szabados (Grünwald, Germany) (represented by: S. Wobst, lawyer)

    Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)

    Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica (Separ) (Barcelona, Spain)

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 September 2017 (Case R 2420/2016-1), relating to opposition proceedings between M. Andreas Szabados and Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Mr Andreas Szabados to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 32, 29.1.2018.


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