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Document 62017TA0562
Case T-562/17: Judgment of the General Court of 28 March 2019 — dm-drogerie markt v EUIPO — Albea Services (ALBÉA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark ALBÉA — Earlier international registration designating the European Union — Word mark Balea — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) ofRegulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-562/17: Judgment of the General Court of 28 March 2019 — dm-drogerie markt v EUIPO — Albea Services (ALBÉA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark ALBÉA — Earlier international registration designating the European Union — Word mark Balea — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) ofRegulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Case T-562/17: Judgment of the General Court of 28 March 2019 — dm-drogerie markt v EUIPO — Albea Services (ALBÉA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark ALBÉA — Earlier international registration designating the European Union — Word mark Balea — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) ofRegulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
OJ C 172, 20.5.2019, p. 30–31
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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20.5.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 172/30 |
Judgment of the General Court of 28 March 2019 — dm-drogerie markt v EUIPO — Albea Services (ALBÉA)
(Case T-562/17) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark ALBÉA - Earlier international registration designating the European Union - Word mark Balea - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2019/C 172/42)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: dm-drogerie markt GmbH & Co. KG (Karlsruhe, Germany) (represented by: O. Bludovsky and C. Mellein, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Rajh and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Albea Services (Gennevilliers, France) (represented by: J.-H. de Mitry, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 May 2017 (Case R 1870/2016-1), relating to opposition proceedings between dm-drogerie markt and Albea Services.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 25 May 2017 (Case R 1870/2016-1); |
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Declares that the parties are to bear their own costs. |